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Beaufort; cape, on the Aretic coast of Alaska, near Cape Lisburne. Named, in 1826, by Beechey, " in compliment to Captain Beaufort, the present hydrographer to the Admiralty." Has also been written Bophor.
Beautems, cape and mountain; see Fairweather.
Beaver; bay, gulf or inlet indenting eastern shore of Unalaska island, eastern Alen- tians. Named Bobrovoi (sea otter) by Sarichef in 1792. Saner, 1802, has Bobrovoi guba or Bay of Otters; Langsdorf has "Sea-Otters bay of Cook, Sarichef, and others."
Beaver; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northwest of the Shumagins. Named Bobrovoi (sea otter) by the Russians. The maps are confused in this locality. Perhaps this is identical with Otter bay of some maps.
Beaver; bay, indenting the southern shore of Atka island, middle Aleutians. Named by the Russians Bobrovaia (sea otter).
Beaver; cove, just north of Cape Providence, in Port Wrangell, Alaska peninsula. So called by the Russians, before 1831, because parties of sea otter hunters. from Katmai usually stopped there. Lutke calls it Port Bobrovoi (des loutres).
Beaver; creek, on Mary island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. Se named by Nichols in 1883.
Beaver; creek, tributary to Eldorado river, from the east, near its mouth, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Beaver; creek, tributary to Matanuska river, from the west, a few miles north of Knik river, Cook inlet. Local name, from Glenn, 1898.
Beaver; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the south, a little below the mouth of the Tozi river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Beaver; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the south, near latitude 66°. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1897. This may be the stream called Nocotocargut by the Western Union Telegraph Company explorers in 1867.
Beaver, islet; see Sea Otter.
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Beaver; lake, between the headwaters of the Unalaklik and Ynkon, draining into the latter. "An open tundra known as Beaver lake, as it is covered with water in the spring." Local name from Dall, 1866.
Beaver; mountain, near Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Called Bobrovskoi (sea otter) by Lutke in 1836.
Beaver; mountain range, in central Alaska. Is so indicated on map of Alaska, published by Parliament in 1855. (Arctic papers III, 916. ) Probably the Tanana mountains. The name also appears on a map issued by the United States General Land Office in 1869.
Beaver; point, the southern point of entrance to Shelikof bay, on western coast of Kruzof island, Alexander archipelago. Probably named Bobrovie (sea otter) by Rikord in 1810.
Beaver; village, or native settlement on northern shore of and near entrance to Beaver bay, Unalaska. Called Bobrova and Bobrovo (sea otter) by Sarichef in 1792. In about 1830 it consisted of 4 huts (yourts) and 41 people. Its native name is Uguiúg.
Beavertail; island, in Big Branch bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moser in 1897.
Becharof; lake, on Alaska peninsula. The lake was named at an early day by the Russians after Becharof, a master in the Russian navy, who was at Kodiak in 1788. It has been variously written Becharoff, Betehareff, Bocharof, Bochonoff, Botcharoff, Rochanoff, etc. The Eskimo name appears to be Igiagink, or Ugiagwik, or Ugashik, etc. It has also been known as Tugat or Ninuan-Tugat, etc., while Agulogak of Sarichef is probably this lake. Becharof; mountain, on Alaska peninsula. Name as above, recently applied.
Becher; point, the western head of Gwydyr bay on the Arctic coast, near Beechey point. This name has resulted from confusion. Franklin, in 1826, named a point near here Beechey. In 1837 Deaseand Simpson transferred Franklin's name to another point a little farther east, viz, to the one here called Becher, and to Franklin's Beechey point they gave the name Berens. Later maps retain the name Beechey as applied by Franklin and give to this cape a new name Becher.
Bechevin; bay, in Isanotski strait, indenting the western end of Alaska peninsula. Called Port Betehevinskoi, by Lutke, in 1836. Named presumably after Bechevin, a wealthy merchant of Irkutsk Siberia, who in 1760 dispatched the largest vessel sent out, up to that time, to the Alentian islands-the Gavril or Gabriel. The bay has also been called Isanotski.
Bechevin; bay, indenting the northern coast of Atka, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Apparently so named by Billings about 1790. On Billings track chart in Sauer's account it is Belshevinskoi. Named doubtless after the Irkutsk merchant Bechevin. Varionsly written Betchevinskoi, Bichevina, etc.
Bechevin; cape, near Bechevin bay, on the north shore of Atka, middle Aleutians. Called Betchevinskoi by Lutke, who seemingly took it from the pilot Ingenstrem.
Beck; hills, or mountains near junction of Fickett and Koyukuk rivers. So named, in 1885, by Allen, "in honor of Senator James B. Beck, of Kentucky. The Indians seemed to have no names for these."
Beck; point, in Hassler harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1883.
Bede; point, on the eastern side of entrance to Cook inlet. So named by Cook in 1778. "In naming this (Cape Bede) and Mt. St. Augustin, Captain Cook was directed by our calendar."
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Bedennoi, islets; see Watch.
Bee; rocks (10 feet high), in southern entrance to Clarence strait, south of the Percy islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Beecher; pass, between Woewodski and Kupreanof islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Ensign Albert Morrison Beecher, U. S. N., a member of his party. It is Duncan passage of Meade in 1869. Beechey; point, near mouth of the Colville river, Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. Named by Franklin, in 1826, after his friend, Capt. Frederic William Beechey, R. N. Called Berens by Dease and Simpson in 1837. Erroneously Beechy.
Beehive; creek, tributary to Budd creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Beehive; island, in southern entrance to Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Baker, in 1880, from its fancied resem- blance, seen from the west, to the conventional straw beehive.
Beering; see Bering.
Beering's, bay; see Dry.
Behm; canal, in southern part of Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Maj. Magnus Carl von Behm, commandant of Kamchatka in 1779. 1779.
Behm; mountain (2,867 feet high), on the mainland, near southern entrance to Behm canal. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Behm; narrows or strait, in Behm canal, separating Bell and Revillagigedo islands. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Behring, Riviere de; see Alsek.
Behring; see Bering.
Belcaro; post-office, established in August, 1899. It is about 50 miles north of Valdes, Prince William sound.
Belcher; point, on the Arctic coast, between Icy cape and Point Barrow. So named by Beechey, in 1827, after Lieutenant (afterwards Sir Edward) Belcher, who accompanied him during his explorations here.
Belknap; islands, forming the eastern part of the Eckholms group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880, presumably after Capt. (afterwards Rear-Admiral) George Eugene Belknap, U. S. N.
Belkofski; bay, cape and village on south coast of Alaska peninsula. Named by the Russians, as early as 1835, and probably earlier. Derived from bielka (squirrel). Variously written Belkoffski, Belkoffsky, Belkovsky, etc.
Bell; arın, in northern part of Behm canal, north of Bell island, below. So named by the Coast Survey in 1883.
Bell; island (2,500 feet high), in Behm canal, north of Revillagigedo island. Called Bell's island by Vancouver, in 1793, after a member of his party.
Bell; island, in entrance to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Helm, in 1886, after Lieut. John Arthur Bell, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Bell; river, tributary to Gwydyr bay, Arctic coast of Alaska. Named Bell's by Dease and Simpson in 1837.
Belle; bay, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So called by the Coast Survey. Belle Isle, village; see Eagle.
Bellevue; river, in northernmost Alaska, tributary to Elson bay, near Point Bar- row. Named Belle Vue by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, commemorating their pleasure at seeing the end of their exploratory journey from the Mackenzie river mouth to Point Barrow.
Belsherinskoi, bay; see Bechevin.
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Belt; creek, tributary to the Kuzitrin river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Beluga; mountain (3,500 feet high), near the head of Cook inlet. So named by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Beluga; river, tributary to Cook inlet, from the north, near longitude 151º. Appar- ently a prospectors' name, given in 1896, and published in 1899.
Ben; lake, on Kenai peninsula tributary to Kaknu lake. May be identical with Second lake or Skilak lake. So called on Russian Hydrographic chart 1378, edition of 1847.
Bence; mountain (4,800 feet high), near the head of Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898, after Private Bence, of his party.
Bench; creek, tributary to headwaters of Sixmile creek, Kenai peninsula. Pros- pectors' name, from Mendenhall, 1898.
Bend; mountain (5,000 feet high), on the east bank of Chandlar river, near latitude 68°. Descriptive name given by Schrader in 1899. There is a large bend in the river near this mountain.
Bendel; cape, the northwest point of Kupreanof island, Frederick sound, Alexan- der archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1877, after Mr. Bernhard Bendel, formerly of Bremen, an Alaskan pioneer, to whom the early Coast Survey parties were indebted for valuable information and generous hospitality. Bendel; island, between Big Koniuji and Nagai islands, Shumagin group. So named by Dall, after Bernhard Bendel, a trader in Alaska in 1871-72. Has also been called Morse island.
Bendeleben; mountain, north of Golofnin bay, Norton sound. Named in 1866, after Baron Otto von Bendeleben, who made explorations in this vicinity while a member of the Western Union Telegraph Exploring Expedition. Erroneously Berdeleben.
Benham; point, the eastern point of entrance to Rodman bay, Peril strait, Alexan- der archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after Ensign Henry Kennedy Benham, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Benjamin; island, in southern part of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Beardslee in 1880.
Benkes, point; see Banks.
Bennett; creek, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Bennett; island, in the Arctic ocean, north of the New Siberian islands. Discoy- ered by De Long, in 1881, and named by him, after Mr. James Gordon Bennett.
Bennett; lake, north of Chilkoot pass. Named by Schwatka, in 1883, after James Gordon Bennett. Has been erroneously written Bennet.
Bennett; town, at head of Bennett lake, the present terminus of the railroad from Skagway.
Bentera; island, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Ben- tera by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Bentinck, point; see Steele.
Berdeleben, mountain; see Bendeleben.
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Berens, point; see Beechey.
Berezhnoi, island; see Caution.
Berezoraia, cove; see Birch.
Berg; bay or inlet, on the southwestern shore of Glacier bay. So called in the Coast l'ilot (1883, p. 169).
Berg; lake, on the eastern border of Muir glacier. So named by Reid, in 1890, because of the large number of icebergs found floating in it that year.
Bergman; store or trading post, on the Koyukuk river, near the Arctic circle. So named by prospectors, in 1899, after its owner.
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Bering; Several geographic features in and adjacent to Alaska have been named after Commander Bering, the pioneer explorer of northwest America. So applied the name has been variously spelled Behring, Bhering, Beering, etc. Nearly all are now agreed that the spelling should be that used by Bering himself, viz, Bering. Capt. Commander Ivan Ivanovich Bering, selected by the Tsar, Peter the Great, for the work of exploring eastern Asia and western America, was the son of Jonas Svendsen by his second wife, Anne Pedersdatter Bering, and was born at Horsens, in Jutland, in the summer of 1681. On his mother's side he was descended from the distinguished Bering family which, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, flourished in various parts of Denmark, and included a number of ministers and judicial officers. Baptized the 12th of August, 1681, he received the baptismal name Vitus Jonassen Bering. On entering the Russian navy, however, he took, as was the custom of the Danish and Norwegian officers serving in Russia, a new or Russianized form of name. This form is Ivan Ivanovich Bering. The name Ivanovich is an exact translation of Jonassen; in English, Johnson or John's son. All the Russian and Danish records agree as to the spelling of the family name; both in Dan- ish and in Russian it is Bering. His autograph is always Bering.
The insertion of an h in the name, giving the form Behring, appears to have been made in Germany.
In 1748 was published Harris's Collection of Voyages, in two folio volumes. In the second volume, pages 1016-1041, is contained "A distinct account of part of the northeast frontier of the Russian Empire, commonly called the country of Kamschatka or Kamschatska, including the voyages of Captain Behring for discovering toward the east, etc., collected from the best authorities, both printed and manuscript." This account was pre- pared by Dr. Campbell, who made use of the form Behring. From this it may be inferred, as pointed out by Mr. William H. Dall, that Dr. Camp- bell did not have access to original documents, but got his material from German sources or from German translations of the original. As Harris's Voyages is an elaborate work, long accepted as a standard, the use of the form Behring gained wide adoption among English-speaking people. That the form Bering should be adopted, however, appears (1) because it is the forin always used by Bering himself, by his ancestors for five generations at least, and by his descendants; (2) because it is the form almost, though not quite, universally adopted in all non-English works, and (3) because even in English works it is gradually superseding the form Behring.
On this subject see note by Dr. T. N. Gill in report upon the condition of affairs in Alaska, by H. W. Elliott, Washington, 1875, p. 246; also in report on the seal islands of Alaska by same, pp. 151-2, this being contained in Tenth Census of the United States, Washington, 1884.
For information touching Bering and his family see Vitus J. Bering og de Russiske opdagelsesrejser fra, 1725-1743, af P. Lauridsen, 12mo, Kjøbenhavn, Hegel & Søn, 1885, pp. 4-6. See also translation of same, entitled, Russian Explorations, 1725-1743, Vitus Bering, the discoverer of Bering Strait, by Peter Lauridsen, etc., translated from the Danish by Julius E. Olson, 12mo, Chicago, Griggs & Co., 1889, pp. ix, xii, 10, 11. See also note on Bering's name by W. H. Dall in The National Geographic Magazine, 8°, Washington, 1890. Vol. II, No. 2, p. 122.
The Encyclopædia Britannica, ninth edition, has Behring's Island and Behring's Strait. Johnson's New Universal Cyclopædia, New York, 1877, has Behring or Beering (Vitus). The American Cyclopædia, 1883, vol. 2, p. 480, has Behring or Bering (Vitus). Appleton's Cylopædia of Ameri- can Biography, New York, 1887, vol. 1, p. 245, has Vitus Bering.
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Bering, bay; see Yakutat.
Bering: glacier, between Mount St. Elias and the Copper river. So named by the Coast Survey in 1880.
Bering, haven; see Controller bay.
Bering; island, one of the Commander group, Bering sea. Bering died and was buried here December 8, 1741.
Bering, river; see Alsok.
Bering; sea, between Alaska and castern Siberia. First so called after Commander Bering, by Captain Golofnin, in 1822. Before this date it was for the most part called the Sea of Kamchatka (variously spelled). On a very old map it is called the Mer d'Ormante and on another the Sleepy sea. It has also been called the Sea of Otters (Bobrovoi) and also the Sea of Alaska (variously spelled) or Aleutian sea. Also the Eastern (i. e. Pacific) ocean. For very full account of this name see Fur Seal Arbitration. Bering: strait, separating Asia from North America. Variously written as strait and straits, and also variously written sometimes in the possessive form, as Bhering, Behring, Beering, etc. As early as 1572, it is shown on a map with the name Strets de Anian. Cook, in 1778, called it Bhering's straits. Bering; village, on the eastern shore of Port Clarence, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900. Locally called Bering City.
Bernard; creek, tributary to the Tonsina river from the southeast. Name from Gerdine, 1900.
Berners; hay, indenting the eastern shore of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vanconver in 1794.
Bernstein, bay; see Amber.
Berry; arm, of Port Frederick, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So called in the Coast Pilot of 1883, p. 192.
Berry, inlet; see Tenakee.
Berry; island, in Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover in 1886.
Berry; island, one of the Kutchuma group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Yagodnoi (berry) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called John- son island.
Berry; knoll (894 feet high), east of Tamgas harbor, on Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Called Berry Knoll by Nichols in 1883.
Berry, passage; see Tenakee.
Berry; peak (2,500 feet high), on Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. So named by the United States Navy in 1881, after Lieut. Robert Mallory Berry, U. S. N., whose party was the first to land upon this island.
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Berry; point, the end of a sandy shoal forming the northernmost point of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Named after Lieut. Robert M. Berry, U. S. N., who discovered it in 1881.
Bertha; glacier, on the mainland near the head of Chilkat inlet, southeastern Alaska. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Besboro; island, in eastern part of Norton sound, Bering sea. Named Besborough by Cook in September, 1778.
Besimenny, cape; see Nameless.
Bessie; peak (4,130 feet high), in the northern part of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Betcharetř, lake; see Becharof.
Betcherinskoi, bay, cape, etc .; see Bechevin.
Bethel; mission (Moravian), on the lower Kuskokwim near or at the native village Mumtrelega; founded by the missionaries William H. Weinland and John II. Kilbuck in 1885.
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Betrug, cape; see Deceit.
Bettles; river, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- tude 150°. Named by the miners, in 1899, after Mr. Bettles, of the firm Pickarts, Bettles & Pickarts, owners of the post Bergman.
Betton; cape, on the western coast of Betton island. Called Betton Head by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Betton; island, in the northern entrance to Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Mr. Robert Betton, one of his party, who was wounded in a fight with the natives. The name oceurs several times in Vancouver's text, but in the atlas is erroneously Beatons. This erroneous form has been widely copied.
Between; cape, between Spruce and Inner Spruce cape, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Promezhutochnie (between) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Between; mountain (1,526 feet high), near Tamgas harbor, on Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Beziemiannoi, islet; see Nameless.
Bezpłodnie, islands; see Barren.
Bhering; see Bering.
Bibb; shoal, in the entrance to Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass, in 1881, perhaps after one of the Coast Survey vessels. Bibora; reef, off the northern end of St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Bibora by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Apparently intended for la bibaro (beaver).
Bicherina, bay; see Bechevin.
Bieli; rock, near Middle island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Bieloi (white) by Vasilief in 1809. Called White by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 140). Erroneously Beloi.
Bieli, rock, Chatham strait; see White.
Big; bowlder, near Danger point in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in 1881.
Big; creek, tributary to Chandlar river, from the east, near longitude 149°. Pros- pectors' name, given in 1899.
Big; creek, tributary to Grouse creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Big; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island. Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Big; island, at entrance to Deep bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Bolshoi (big) by Vasilief in 1833.
Big; island, in the Yukon river just below the mouth of Melozi river. Descriptive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Big, island; see Big Gavanski.
Big; lake, in northern part of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Elliott, 1874, calls it Great lake. According to Elliott, its Aleut name is Mee- sulk-mah-nee, i. e., very shallow.
Big; mountain (8,750 feet high), on the mainland, east of the Stikine river and near the international boundary. So called on recent Coast Survey charts.
Big; rock, at entrance to Afognak bay, Kodiak group. Named Bolshoi (big) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Big Irror, bay; see Big Branch.
Big Black, river; see Rat.
Big Branch; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Bolshoi strelka (Big arrow or Big off-shoot ) by the Russians. Has been called Great Strelki bay; also Bolshoi Rukav (big sleeve).
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Big Branch; rock, off Big Branch bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moser in 1897.
Big Diomede; island (1,759 feet high), the westernmost and largest of the Diomede islands, Bering strait. It is the easternmost land of eastern Siberia, Asia. For name of the group see Diomede. Commonly known as Big Diomede. Sauer, 1802, calls it Inalin and Inellen; Lutke has Inalik, while Beechey, 1830, has Ratmanoff ( Noo-nar-book). Tebenkof, 1849, has Imaklit, while Nordenskjold has I-ma-ltn. Beechey, 1826, says that he transferred to this island the name Ratmanoff, which had been bestowed upon the sup- posed discovery of Kotzebue.
Big Fort; islet, on southeastern shore of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Named Bolshoi Krieposti (Big fort) by the Russian American Company in 1849. Big Four; creek, tributary to Koksuktapaga river, from the south, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Big Gavanski; island, one of the Gavanski group, immediately in front of Starri- gavan bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Gavanski Bol- shoi (big harbor) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called Big island and Gavanski island.
Big Goose, island; see Goose.
Big Hurrah; creek, tributary to Solomon river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Big Ikiut, river; see Niukluk.
Big Iliazhek, island; see Outer Iliasik.
Big Koniuji; island, one of the Shumagin group. Named by the Russians Bolshoi Koniuzhi, a word derived from Koniuzhka, the crested auk. Also written Konioujii, Koniugi, etc. See Koniuji.
Big Lake. A region of flat country abounding in lakes, between the lower Yukon and the Kuskokwim rivers, was, as early as 1878 and probably earlier, known to the fur traders as the Big Lake country.
Big Rose; island, one of the Opasni islands in Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Coghlan, in 1884, doubtless after the little steamer Rose.
Big Whitefish; island, in the Yukon river, at the Palisades. Called Big White Fish island by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Bill; point, the north point of Whitney island, Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Billy; creek, tributary to Hicks creek, from the north, near longitude 147º 30'. Local name from Glenn in 1898.
Bingham; the north western point of Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver in 1794. Tebenkof calls it Takhanis, while Cook and La Perouse call it Cape Cross. Vancouver located Cape Cross seven miles from this.
Bingo; mountain, in northern part of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Biorka; cape, the northeasternmost point of Biorka island near Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Called Burka by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Biorka; island, near the east end of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Its Aleut name is Siginak (braided, curled), which Sauer wrote Sithanak. Sarichef, in 1792, called it Spirkin; Veniaminof has Borka or Spirkin, while Lutke says Spirkine, otherwise called Borka. Now commonly written and pro- nounced Biórka. Erroneously Burka. It is from the Norwegian Bjerk Ö, or Swedish Björk Ö, meaning Birch island.
Biorka; island, the northwesternmost of the Necker islands, at entrance to Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. It is South island of Lisianski in 1805.
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