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Bio-Bit.
Biorka; sunken reef, in Sitka sound, westward from Biorka island. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883. Has also been called Biorka rock.
Biorka; village (population in 1890, 58), on the eastern end of Biorka island, eastern Aleutians. Has been written Borka and Burka. Its native name, according to Veniaminof, is Ugiú-ug, but Sauer, 1790, says it is called Sidankin, while Sarichef, in the same party with Sauer, has Sedanka and Sedanki.
Biougam, island; see Bushy.
Birch; cove, east of Pyramid island, Chilkat inlet, southeastern Alaska. Named Berezovaia (birch) bay by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete. Birch; creek, tributary to Big Four creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Birch; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the north, about 15 miles below the mouth of Tozi river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Birch; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the south, a little below Fort Yukon. Named by traders of the Hudson Bay Company. Its Indian name is reported to be Tohwun-nukakat. Either this creek, or the one next below it, is Nocotocargut of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1867.
Birch; lake, near Tetling river, between the Copper and Tanana rivers. So named by Lowe, in 1898, after Stephen Birch, a member of his party.
Birch Creek; trail, from the Tanana river, near longitude 147º, to the headwaters of Birch creek. Local usage. Apparently identical with Circle City trail of some maps.
Bird; cape (1,008 feet high), at western end of Amchitka island, western Aleutians. Lutke says the Aleuts call it Satanna, i. e., des oiseaux (of birds). The Russians called it Ptichie (bird) cape.
Bird; cape, on southern shore of Kittiwake island, Kodiak group. Named Ptichie (bird) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Bird; creek,'tributary to Turnagain armı, Cook inlet, from the north, opposite the mouth of Sixmile creek. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1900.
Bird; island, in Favorite channel, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Beardslee in 1SS0.
Bird; island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak island. Named Ptichie (bird) by the Russians in 1809.
Bird; island, in southern part of the Shumagin group. Named Ptichnie or Ptichnoi (bird ) by the early Russians. Has also been written Petitski and Ptitchny. Bird; island, off south shore of Ikatan island, near east end of Unimak island. Named Ptichie (bird) by Tebenkof, 1849.
Bird; rock, in eastern part of Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Name from the Coast Survey, 1899.
Bird; rock, in Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Bishop; point, the western point of entrance to Taku inlet, Stephens passage, Alex- ander archipelago. Originally named Salisbury by Vancouver, in 1794, after the Bishop of Salisbury. The name Salisbury having been acci- dentally transferred to a point about 3 miles farther west, the name Bishop was given to the point by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 171).
Bissell; lake, tributary to Chuitna river, near the head of Cook inlet. Name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Bituk, creek; see Baituk.
Bitzla; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the east, near longitude 157º 30'. Part of a native name reported in 1885 by Allen, who has Bitzlatoilocta on his map and Bitzlatoilóeta in his text.
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Black; bluffs, east of St. Paul village, St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Apparently a local descriptive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1875.
Black; cape, forming the eastern head of Driftwood bay on the southern shore of Umnak island, eastern Aleutians. Named Chornoi (black) by Kuritzien in 1849.
Black; cape, on northern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Chernoi or Chornoi (black) by the Russians as early as 1848. Has also been writ- ten erroneously Torno. Presumably a descriptive name.
Black; cape, on southeastern coast of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named Cher- nie (black) by Murashef, 1839-40.
Black, cape; see Newenham.
Black; glacier, in the Mt. St. Elias region near Disenchantment bay. Descriptive name, given by Russell in 1890.
Black; island, in Behm canal, northwest of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Black; islet, in Revillagigedo channel, north of the southern entrance to Behm canal. So named by Nichols in 1883. Descriptive term.
Black; lake, near Black peak on Alaska peninsula. So called by Petrof in 1880.
Black; mountain (5,130 feet high), in the Muir glacier, southeastern Alaska. So named by Muir in 1882.
Black; mountain (1,883 feet high), in the southern part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Black; mountain (5,000 feet high), northeast of Valdes glacier. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Black; peak on Alaska peninsula, northwest of Chignik bay. Named Chornaia (black ) by Tebenkof in 1849. Also called Black volcano.
Black; point, on northern shore of Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
Black; point, the southwesternmost point of Sitkalidak island, Kodiak group. Descriptive name, given by Tanner in 1888. It is Miesofski or Miesof of Tebenkof and Mizofek of Archimandritof, 1849.
Black; reef, in Port Frederick west of Green island, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name given by United States naval officers in 1880.
Black; river, in the Yukon delta, called by Dall Kipnink or Black. Russian Hydro- graphic chart 1455 (edition of 1852) calls it Kipnaiak and late Coast Survey charts Kripniyak. Nelson says the native name is Kipniaguk, spelled Kipniuk on most maps, and shows it as a river distinct from and to the north of Black river. It is Naulehi river of Tebenkof, 1849.
Black; rock (150 feet high), east of Crooked island, in the Walrus island group, Bristol bay. So named by the Fish Commission in 1890.
Black; rock (25 feet high), in Revillagigedo channel, south of entrance to Boca de Quadra, Alexander archipelago. Presumably a descriptive name, given by Nichols in 1883.
Black; rock, in Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago, less than a mile westerly from Sentinel rock. This may be the Makhnak or the golia kamennya ostrorki (bare rocky islets) of Vasilief in 1809. The early and later representation and nomenclature here is confused.
Blackbird; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Drozdof (blackbird) by Vasilief in 1809.
Blackburn; mountain (16,140 feet high), near the Copper river. Named by Allen, in 1885, after Hon. Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn, of Kentucky.
Blackburn; river, tributary to the Copper, from the east, a little south of latitude 62°. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
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Bla-Bli.
Black Crag; peak (5,895 feet high), on the mainland, about 8 miles south of the Stikine river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Black Crook; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Black Diamond; creek, tributary to headwaters of Mission creek, in the Eagle Mining region. Local name, published in 1899.
Black Head; point, on the eastern shore of Dease inlet, Arctic coast. . So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837.
Black River; settlements. The Eleventh Census, 1890, speaks of the Black River settlements in the Yukon district. I suppose this refers to Eskimo villages along the Black river in the Yukon delta.
Blackstone; bay and glacier, in Prince William sound, opposite Port Wells. Named in 1899 after a miner who lost his life there "a few years ago."
Blackthorn; peak (4,010 feet high), on the western shore of Glacier bay, south- eastern Alaska. Named Black Thorn by Reid in 1896.
Blaine; bay, a small bight in Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Hon. James Gillespie Blaine.
Blaine; point, on the mainland, near north end of Pearse canal, southeastern Alaska. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1891, after Hon. James G. Blaine.
Blaine; point, the western point of entrance to Blaine bay in Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Hon. James (i. Blaine.
Blake; channel, separating southern part of Wrangell island from the mainland, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1879, after Prof. William Phipps Blake, of New Haven, Conn., who made explorations in this region in 1863. Blake; island, at junetion of Blake channel and Bradfield canal. Named Ham by Snow in 1886, and Blake by Nichols in 1891.
Blaker, point; see Blaquiere.
Blanche; white rock (10 feet high), in Ernest sound, between Etolin and Deer islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Blank; inlet, indenting southeastern coast of Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Blank; two islets, at entrance to Blank inlet, above.
Blanquizal; point, on west coast of Prince of Wales island. Named by Maurelle and Quadra, 1775-1779, and first published by La Perouse, in 1798, as Pta. del Blanquizal. Also has been written Blanquisal. Blanquizal is Spanish for pipeclay.
Blaquiere; point, the southeastern point of Mitkof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. By the Russians written Blaker.
Blashke; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Russians, after Dr. Edward Leontief .Blashke, surgeon on the ship Nikolai, Capt. A. K. Etolin, commanding, 1839-1841. Has also been written Blaschke and Bloshke.
Blassom, point; see Blossom.
Blatchford; creek, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in National Geographic Magazine in 1900.
Bligh; island, in Prince William sound. Named Bligh's island, by Vancouver, in 1794. Has also been written Blighs.
Blind; island, near mouth of Blind river, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
Blind; passage, between Black island and Hassler island, in Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Blind, inlet or passage; see Tenakee.
Blind; point, near mouth of Blind river, Mitkof island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Called Blind Passage point by Nichols in 1881.
Bii-Blu.
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Blind; river, in Mitkof island, tributary to Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Before this region was explored it was supposed that a choked or obstructed passage existed here and connected with Blind slough, on the south shore of Mitkof island. Lindenberg, in 1838, calls it Sukhoi pralif (dry strait). Meade, in 1868, has Blind passage, said to lead to Clarence strait. This supposed channel which has been variously called Dry or Blind passage or channel does not exist.
Blind Slough. An indentation of the southern shore of Mitkof island, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago, was, prior to the surveys by the Coast Sur- vey, supposed to connect with Blind passage in Wrangell strait. The western part of this supposed (but non-existent) Blind passage is now known as Blind river and its southern end, Blind slough.
Blizhni; point, on northern shore of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Blizhnie (near) by Tebenkof in 1849. Has also been called Blitzhni and Nearer.
Block; island, in Tlevak narrows, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
Bloshke, island; see Blashke.
Blossom; cape, on eastern shore of Kotzebue sound, opposite Cape Espenberg. So named by Beechey, in 1827, after his ship Blossom.
Blossom; island, a rocky mass, protruding through the Malaspina glacier in the St. Elias region, was found by the National Geographic Society exploring party, of 1890, to be covered with flowers and accordingly named Blossom island.
Blossom; point, the end of a sandy shoal on southwestern shore of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. So named by Berry in 1881. Erroneously Blassom point. Blossom; shoals, off Icy cape, Arctic ocean. Described by Beechey, in 1826, and named by him after his ship. In September, 1889, Commander C. H. Stockton, of the U. S. S. Thetis, erected a beacon on Icy cape to mark the beginning of Blossoms shoals.
Blue, island; see Crow.
Blue: point, on eastern shore of Portland canal. Descriptive name given by Pender in 1868.
Blue Fox; bay, indenting the northern shore of Atka island, middle Aleutians. Named Pestsovaia (blue fox) by Ingenstrem about 1830.
Bluestone; river, tributary to Tuksuk channel, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Bluff; cape, on the eastern shore of Kizhuyak bay, Kodiak island. Named Otru- bistoi (bluff) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Bluff; cape, the northernmost point of Dolgoi island, near Belkofski. Named by Dall in 1880.
Bluff; cape, the southwestern head of Afognak bay, Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Otrubistoi (ent around, i. e., abrupt, perpendicular, bluff) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Bluff; creek, tributary to American creek from the east in the Eagle mining region. Local name obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Bluff; island, in entrance to Shipley bay, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name given by Dall in 1879.
Bluff; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886.
Bluff, island; see Buyan.
Bluff; islet, on the southeastern edge of the Sandman reefs northeast of Sannak. So called by Dall in 1880.
Bluff; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So called by Pender in 1868.
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Blu-Boa.
Bluff; point, on the northern shore of Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. Descriptive name given by Dall in 1880.
Bluff; point, on the northern shore of Woewodski harbor, Frederick sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Mansfield in 1889.
Bluff; point, on the right bank of the Yukon, about 20 miles below Nulato. So called on recent maps.
Bluff; point, the eastern point of entrance to Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880.
Bluff; point, the northeastern head of Kootznahoo roads, Admiralty island, Alex- ander archipelago. Name published, in 1881, on United States Hydro- graphic chart 882.
Bluff; point, the northern point of entrance to Wachusett cove, Freshwater bay, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
Bluff; point, the western point of entrance to Yes bay, Cleveland peninsula, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Bluff; settlement, at mouth of Daniels creek, Seward peninsula. Locally called Bluff City.
Blume; creek, tributary to Johnston creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Blunt; mountain, on eastern shore of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. . Named by Nichols in 1883.
Blunt; 'point, in Wrangell strait, near its northern end. Named by Lindenberg, in 1838, Zhila (vein or lode), and a place about 1 mile farther north was named, also by Lindenberg, Tupoi (blunt) point. This Blunt point of Lindenberg was, in 1869, called Cone point by Meade and, in 1881, Turn point by Nichols, by which name it is now known. This name Blunt is now applied to Lindenberg's Zhila point.
Blunt; point, on the western shore of Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by Dall in 1880.
Blunt; point, the northern point of entrance to Letnikof cove, Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Named Tupoi (blunt) by Lindenberg in 1838. Name obsolete.
Blying; sound, or open bay, on the southeastern shore of Kenai peninsula. Accord- ing to Vancouver, it was so called by the Russians, before 1794, and called by Portlock, in 1787, Port Andrews. Also written Blyings and Blying's and canal Blyings.
Boat; channel, in Red bay between Danger island and Prince of Wales island. So called by the Coast Survey in 1888. May not be intended for a name, but only designed to indicate that here exists a channel for boats.
Boat; harbor, a little west of Golofnin bay on northern shore of Norton sound. Apparently so named by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Boat; harbor, in Peninsula ridge at south end of Revillagigedo channel. Visited but not named by Vancouver, in 1793, who describes it as "a very commo- dious well-sheltered little cove about half a league to the westward of Cape Fox."
Boat; harbor, on western coast of Lynn canal, just north of St. James bay. De- scribed in Coast Pilot as "a boat harbor" and on Coast Survey chart 8300 (edition of 1893) called Boat harbor.
Boat; rock, in Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Boat; rock, in entrance to Nakat inlet, near Cape Fox, Dixon entrance, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1883.
Boat Extreme. This name was given by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, to the west- ernmost point reached by them, by boat, in their journey from the Mckenzie river mouth to Point Barrow.
Boa-Rog.
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Boat Harbor; point, being one of the heads of Boat harbor, near Cape Fox, Alex- ander archipelago. So called by Meade in 1869.
Bobrof, bank, etc .; see Sea Otter.
Bobrof, island, between Kanaga and Tanaga; see Sea Otter.
Bobrof, island; see Beaver.
Bobrorie, point, Kruzof island; see Beaver.
Bobroroi, bay; sce Otter.
Bobroroi, bay, cove, etc .; see Beaver.
Bobrovoi; point, near south end of Baranof island, the southern point of entrance to Larch bay, Alexander archipelago. Named Bobrovoi (sea otter) by the Russians.
Bobrorskoi, mountain; see Beaver.
Boca de Quadra; canal or fiord, indenting the mainland coast of southeastern Alaska, east of Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Caamaño in 1792. Has also been called Quadra bay and Quadra channel. Boca de Quadra is Spanish for channel or passage of Quadra, i. e., Quadra's channel.
Boca Fina; see Bocas de Finas.
Bocas; point, in Port Refugio, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de las Bocas (point of the mouths) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Bocas de Arriaga; see Arriaga.
Bocas de Finas; a name applied by early Spanish explorers to the unexplored inlets or bays at the extreme northern part of Bucareli bay, where their explo- rations ended. The name appears to have intended the commemoration of the fact. Termination bays or inlets would seem to be the meaning. Has also been called Boca Fina.
Bocas del Almirante. Some unexplored inlets on the north shore of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago, were so designated by Maurelle and Quadra 1775-1779.
Bocharoff, lake; see Becharof.
Bochonoff, lake; see Becharof.
Bock; bight, in Thomas bay, eastern coast of Frederick sound, Alexander archipel- ago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Bog; cape, between Protection bay and Three Island bay, on south shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888. It is Ianaliun or Yanaliun of Tebenkof, 1849, and Alexander of the Coast Survey in 1900.
Boga Slor, hill; see Bogoslof.
Bogert; point, on eastern shore of Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Bogoslof; hill (591 feet high), on St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Called Bogosloff mountain by the Coast Survey. H. W. Elliott calls it Boga slov and adds Boga slov or word of God, indefinite in its application to "the place, but is, perhaps, due to the fact that the pious Russians, immediately after landing at Zapadnie, in 1787, ascended the hill and erected a huge eross thereon."
Bogoslof; volcanic island,. in Bering sea, about 25 miles north of the western end of Unalaska. This island rose from the sea May 18, 1796, St. Johns Day, and received from the Russians the name Joanna Bogoslova, or John the Theologian's island. It has been called Bogoslov, Johann Bogoslow, St. Jean Bogosloff, etc. Its native name, according to Grewingk, is Agas- chagoch, or, as it may be written, Agashagok. In 1883 a new voleanic island rose near this one, which is accordingly now called Old Bogoslof.
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Boh-Bor.
Bohemian; range of mountains (2,000 to 2,500 feet high), on the north shore of Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887. Boidarkin; island, one of the Kutchuma group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called Boidarka and Hawley. It is a corruption of bidarka, the Aleut name of their skin canoe. Boil, cape; see Mohican.
Boil; creek, tributary to Skookum river, near its source, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Boise; creek, tributary to Coal creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Bok, island; see Ban.
Bold; cape, near Belkofski, Alaska peninsula. Named Stolb (pillar) by the Rus- sians, and usage divided between Pillar and Bold. Descriptive name.
Bold; cliff, on northeastern shore of Hood bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archi- pelago. Descriptive name, said to have been given by Meade in 1869.
Bold; island, in Revillagigedo channel, northeast of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1883.
Boldrin; creek, tributary to Eldorado river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Bolirnoi, rocks; see Surf.
Bolles; inlet, indenting western shore of Long island, Kaigani strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1882, after Lieut. T. Dix Bolles, U. S. N. Bolles; ledge in Ward cove, Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. Discovered and named after Lieut. Timothy Dix Bolles, U. S. N., in about 1882. Bolshoj, island, Peril strait; see Big.
Bolshoi, point; see Manby.
Bolshoi Krieposti, islet; see Big Fort.
Bolshoi Malinof, island; see Raspberry.
Bolshoi rukar or Great sleeve; see Great.
Bolshoi Rukar, bay; see Big Branch.
Bolshoi Strelki or Big Arrow bay; see Big Branch.
Bolshoiger. Petrof, on his census map of 1880, gives this as the name of a village on the right bank of the Yukon, about 25 miles above the mouth of the Koyukuk. Name not found in his text nor anywhere else that I have dis- covered.
Bomb; point, Cordova bay, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Bomchoi, island; see Large.
Bonanza; bar, on Fortymile creek, near the international boundary line. Pros- pectors' name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Bonanza; creek, tributary to Koksuktapaga river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900. .
Bonanza; creek, tributary to Salmon lake, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Bonanza; creek or river, tributary to Port Safety, in the Bonanza mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name published in 1900. Also called Bonanza Cal. A late map makes California creek a principal tributary of this stream.
Bonnet, creek; see Slate.
Bonnie; point, on southern shore of Whitewater bay, Chatham strait, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Glass in 1881.
Bophor, cape; see Beaufort.
Border; two rocks, forming part of the Gavanski (harbor) group of islands, Starri- gavan bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Griada (border) by Vasilief in 1809.
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Bore; rock, in entrance to Duncan canal, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Thomas in 1887.
Boreas; point, the north point of entrance to Breezy bay, Dall island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall in 1882.
Borka, island; see Biorka.
Borku, village; see Biorka.
Borlase; point, on the northwestern shore of Warren island, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Capt. Sir John Borlase Warren.
Boroshki, bay; see No Thorofare.
Boston; islands, near the southwestern shore of Wales island, Dixon entrance, Alexander archipelago. So named by Pender in 1868.
Bostwick; inlet, indenting the southeastern shore of Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols, in 1883, presumably after Lieut. Frank Matteson Bostwick, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Bostwick; sunken reef, in Felice strait, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1883.
Botcharoff, lake; see Becharof.
Botinski; island, not identified, near Unimak pass; mentioned by Langsdorf (Voyage, 11, 54).
Bottomless; lake, near Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by the Russians Bezdonnoi (without bottom).
Botuk, creek; see Baituk.
Boulder; bay, indenting eastern shore of Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by Dall in 1880.
Boulder; cape, on north coast of Kodiak. Named by the Russians Mies pokatago utesu (cape of the rolling rock). Descriptive term.
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Boulder; creek, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, north of Mount San- ford. Named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Boulder; creek, tributary to Kanata river, from the west. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Boulder; creek, tributary to the Klehini river, in the Porcupine mining region. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Boulder; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Boulder; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the west, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900 and spelled Bowlder and Boulder.
Boulder; creek, tributary to Stewart river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Boulder; creek, tributary to Vulcan creek, from the west, southeast of Omalik mountain, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Peters, 1900.
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