Frederick Sound
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Frederick Sound is a passage of water in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska that separates Kupreanof Island to the south from Admiralty Island in the north.
View across Frederick Sound, to the Five Finger Islands Light
Joseph Whidbey
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Joseph Whidbey FRS was a member of the Royal Navy who served on the Vancouver Expedition 1791–95, and later achieved renown as a naval engineer. He is notable for having been the first European to dis
Frederick Sound
…Frederick Sound was named by Captain George Vancouver for Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. It was first charted in 1794 by two of his men, Joseph Whidbey and James Johnstone. The sound may also be known as the Russian transliteration Fridrikhe Zund. The sound is a popular location for watching whales in…
A Portrait of Joseph Whidbey