Fillmore Island

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Fillmore Island is an island in Southeast Alaska, United States. The island lies between Fillmore Inlet and Pearse Canal. [1] The island was charted by George Vancouver in 1793, who sailed around it and proved its insular nature. [2] It was named in 1885 by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey after Ensign John Hudson Fillmore, USN. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fillmore Island
  2. Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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