List of U.S. Place Names of French Origin - Alaska

Alaska

  • La Chaussée Spit at the entrance of Lituya Bay. Named originally in charts prepared by French explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse in 1786. La Chaussée means "causeway".
  • Mount La Pérouse (3231 m) and La Pérouse Glacier in the Fairweather Range of Alaska, both named after French explorer and naval captain Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
  • Gastineau Channel named after John Gastineau, an English Civil Engineer and Surveyor with a French surname
  • Juneau named after Joseph Juneau, French-Canadian prospector and gold miner

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