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Boulder; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the west, near Eagle on the Yukon. Prospectors' name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Boulder; extensive flat of mud and boulders near Vexation point, in Wrangel' strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883. Boulder; island, in Camden bay, Arctic coast. So named by Franklin, in 1826, because it appeared "to be a collection of boulder stones" (p. 148). Boulder, island; sco Karpa.
Boulder; mountain (3,790 feet high), on the mainland, near junction of Katete and Stikine rivers. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Boulder; point, in Tlevak narrows, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883.
Boulder, point, on the eastern shore of Kuin island, Sumner strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
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Boulder; point, the eastern point of entrance to Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1882.
Bouldyr, island; see Buldir.
Boundary; butte or peak (about 2,500 feet high), near junction of Seventymile. creek and the Yukon at the international boundary. Named Boundary Butte by Schwatka, in 1883, who says its native name is Ta-tót-lee.
Boundary; creek, tributary to the White river, from the south, near the interna- tional boundary line. Descriptive name, published by the Geological Survey in 1900.
Boundary; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the west, at the international boundary, in latitede 64º 40'. Local name, published in 1898.
Boundary; mountain, on south bank of Porcupine river, at the international boundary. So named by the Coast Survey about 1890. Erroneously Boundry.
Boundary; mountain (4,805 feet high), on west bank of the Stikine river, near international boundary line. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895. Boundary; rock, on the international boundary, about 15 miles north of Porcupine river. So called by the Coast Survey about 1890.
Boundary, strait; see Dixon entrance.
Bourbon; creek, tributary to Dry creek, very near Nome, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Boussole, Point de la; see Manby.
Bore, lake; see Tagish.
Bow; cape, on north coast of Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Bowhead; creek, tributary to Cripple Creek, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. Has been written Bowheads and Bowherd.
Boulder, creek; see Boulder.
Bozman, mountain; see Seattle.
Bradfield; canal, penetrating the mainland north of Cleveland peninsula, Alexan- der archipelago. Called Bradfield channel by Vancouver in 1793.
Bradford. The Eleventh Census, 1890, reports a village of this name in the Nusha- gak enumerating district, with a population of 166. Location not shown on any map I have seen.
Bradley; river, tributary to the Tanana river, from the south, near longitude 149°. So named by Allen in 1885.
Brady; glacier, in Taylor bay, Cross sound, southeastern Alaska. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1883, after Rev. (afterward Governor) John G. Brady, a missionary and teacher who went to Sitka and began work in 1878.
Branch; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near lati- tude 68°. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Breakers, cape; see Burunof.
Breast; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Breed, island; see Tanginak.
Breezy; bay, in Tlevak strait, Dall island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols, in 1881, on account of the strong winds encountered there."
Breezy; point, on the western shore of Portland canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Pender in 1868.
Bremner; river, tributary, from the east, to the lower part of the Copper river. So named by Allen, in 1885, after John Bremner, a miner who, in 1884, ascended the Copper as far as Taral and wintered there 1884-85. Allen reports its native name to be Tetahena, i. e., Teta river. Often miscalled Brenner.
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Brian, islands; see Inian.
Brickyard; harbor, in Long island, near St. Paul, Kodiak. Name not before pub- lished so far as known. Old Russian charts indicate the existence of a brickyard on the shores of this unnamed harbor.
Bride; point, in Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, on the mainland, Alexander archipelago. Named by Thomas in 1888.
Bridge; point, on northern shore of Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexan-' der archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after Midshipman (after- wards Lieutenant) Edward W. Bridge, U. S. N., one of his officers.
Bridget; cove, in Lynn canal, near Bridget point. Named by the Coast Survey in 1893.
Bridget; point, the south point of entrance to Berner's bay, Lynn canal, Alexan- der archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Brightman; point, the south point of entrance to Herring bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1899. This point may be identical with Townshend of Vancouver.
Bristol; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Bering sea. So named by Cook, in 1778, "in honour of the admiral Earl of Bristol." Grewingk has Bristol or Kwitschak.
Bristol, river; see Nushagak.
Bristolski, point; see Etolin.
British; chain of mountains, on northern coast of Alaska, near international bound- ary. So named by Franklin in 1826.
British; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal, near its head. Name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Broad; bay, on western shore of Captains bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Called Shirokaia (broad) by Veniaminof. Descriptive name.
Broad, cape, in Sitka sound; see Burunof.
Broad; cape, the eastern point of entrance to Pavlof bay, near Belkofski, Alaska peninsula. Named by the Russians Tolstoi (broad), and variously called Broad or Tolstoi. Descriptive term.
Broad; island, near junction of Hooniah sound and Peril strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Poperechnoi (across on the other side, crosswise, trans- verse, lying across, "thwart-ship," etc.) by Vasilief in 1833. Has been translated Broad and has appeared as Poperetch or Broad island.
Broad, pass; see Caribou.
Broad; point, between Kalsin and Middle bays, in Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Tolstoi (broad) by Russian naval officers in 1809.
Broad, point; see Tolstoi.
Bronaugh; islands, off Dall Head, Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols, in 1883, after Lieut. William Venable Bronaugh, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Bronson; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 150° 30'. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Brooks, harbor; see Nuchek.
Brothers (The); group of islands and rocks off Point Pybus, Frederick sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1882.
Brothers (The); islets, in Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Los Hermagos by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Los Hermagos is here assumed to be an error for Los Hermanos (the brothers).
Brothers (The); islets, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Los Hermanos (the brothers) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Brothers (The) ; see Lynn Brothers.
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Brow; point, in Behm canal, the south point of entrance .o Gedney passage. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. Nose and Chin points are near by.
Brown; cove, in mainland, northeast of north end of Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Brown; glacier, at head of Fords Terror, Endicott arm, Holkham bay, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Brown; mountain, in western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Clover in 1885.
Brown; mountain (5,800 feet high), on the eastern shore of Portland canal. Named by Pender in 1868.
Brownlow; point, the western head of Camden bay, Arctic coast. So named by Franklin in 1826.
Brownson; bay, indenting the southern shore of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago, about 8 miles west of Cape Chacon, Dixon entrance. Named by the Coast Survey after Commander Willard Herbert Brownson, U. S. N. Brownson; island, separated from Etolin island by Canoe passage, in Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1891, after Com- mander Brownson.
Bruch; spit, off northeastern coast of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. So named by Berry in 1881.
Brumeur, cape; see Foggy.
Brumez, point; see Foggy.
Brundige; reef or ledge, in south end of Clarence strait, designated in the Coast Pilot (1883) after Capt. J. C. Brundige, R. N., who reported it. This reef or one near it has since been located and named, by the Coast Survey, Hassler reef. It is now established that these are different names of the same thing. See Hassler.
Brush; hill, on Revillagigedo island, near Ward cove, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1883. Erroneously Bush hill.
Bryant; creek, tributary to Seventymile creek, from the south, north of the Forty- mile mining region. Local name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Bryant; point, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Meade, in 1869, after Mr. Charles Bryant, for several years United States Treasury Department agent on the Pribilof islands.
Bryant; point, the south head of McLeod harbor, Montague island, Prince William sound. Was so named by Portlock in 1787.
Bryn Mawr; glacier, tributary from the west, to College fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition, 1899, after Bryn Mawr College.
Bubb; creek, tributary to Tazlina river, from the north, near latitude 62º. Proper name, given by Glenn in 1898, who gives its native name as Taiklano.
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Bucareli; bay, on the western side of Prince of Wales archipelago. Discovered by Maurelle, in 1775, and surveyed and named by him Puerto del Baylio Bucareli, in honor of Don Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua, viceroy of Mexico. Variously called a bay, gulf, harbor, port, or sound and its name variously written Bucarelli, Buccarelli, Bukarelli, etc.
Buccleugh; sound. The eastern part of Dixon entrance was named Buccleugh's by Meares in 1789. Spelled, erroneously, on his charts Bucclugh. Name obsolete.
Buck; mountain, on Revillagigedo island, near Nichols passage, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Nichols in 1883. Doe and Fawn mountains are near by. Bucks; house and store, on the lower Stikine, of which the name is Choquett's or Choquette's, but is commonly called Buck's. Was so called, in 1877, and presumably earlier.
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Buckeye; creek, tributary to the Yukon from the west, near Eagle, eastern Alaska. Prospectors' name, published in 1899.
Buckland; mountains, on the Arctic coast, near the international boundary. So named by Franklin, in 1826, "in honour of Professor Buckland."
Buckland; river, in the Seward peninsula, tributary to Eschscholtz bay. So named by Beechey in September, 1826, "in compliment to Dr. Buckland, the professor of geology at Oxford." Its Eskimo name, according to the Rus- sians is Kaniek or Kotsokotana; according to Dall, 1869, Kung-uk, and according to Petrof, 1880, Konguk.
Buckskin; creek, tributary to South fork of Fortymile creek, from the west. Pros- pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Budd; creek, tributary to American river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Buen-tiempo, cape and mountain; see Fairweather.
Buffalo; creek, at headwaters of Nome river, Seward peninsula. Name from Bar- nard, 1900.
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Bug; island, in Seymour canal, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
Bug; islet, in Neets bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Buhner; creek, tributary to Anikovik river, near Cape Prince of Wales, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Bukarelli, bay; see Bucareli.
Bukti, point; see Cove.
Buldir; island (1,145 feet high), between Kiska and Attu, western Aleutians. So called by the early Russian explorers. Langsdorf calls it Buldir, or the round island. Variously written Bouldir, Bouldyr, etc. Buldier is the Russian word for hut or horel.
Bull; island, near head of George inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. ; Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Bullen; point, on the Arctic coast, near Point Barrow. Named by Franklin in 1826. Bullion; creek, on northeastern shore of Douglas island, Alexander archipelago. Presumably a miner's name in use prior to 1890.
Bulshaia, mountain; see Mckinley.
Bunker; hill, on north bank of the Kuzitrin river, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Burg; creek, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Name published in National Geographic Magazine in January, 1900.
Burka, cape; see Biorka.
Burlow, cove; see Barlow.
Burnett; inlet, in Etolin island, opening into Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886.
Burniston; range of mountains, east of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Burnt; islet, near Keene island, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Obgorielie (burnt off) by Lindenberg in 1838. It is Captain's island of Meade in 1869.
Burnt; point, just south of Anchorage point, Chilkat inlet, southeastern Alaska. Named Obgorielie (burnt off) by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete.
Burnt Islet; reef, near Burnt islet, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called in the Coast Pilot, 1883.
Burroughs; bay, in the mainland north of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Burrough's bay by Vancouver in 1793. Rendered Bur- rong (burrower) on one Russian chart.
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Burroughs Bay; cannery and village, at junction of Unuk river with Burroughs bay, southeastern Alaska. Population in 1890, 134. A saltery was oper- ated here by James Miller in 1886 or 1887. Cannery built here, in 1888, by Andrew and Benjamin Young, of Astoria, known as the Cape Lees Packing Company. It was dismantled and abandoned in 1894.
Burun, rocks; see Surf.
Burunof; cape, on eastern shore of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Burunof (breakers) by Vasilief in 1809, and variously written Bouronov, Burunoff, Breakers, etc. Tebenkof calls it Tolstoi (broad) cape.
Bush, hill; see Brush.
Bush; islets, near Kell bay, on western shore of Affleck canal, Kuiu island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886.
Bush; island, in Tlevak narrows, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
Bush; mountain (1,805 feet high), in northern part of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, given by Nichols in 1883.
Bush; rock, in Redfish bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Moser in 1897.
Bush Top; islet, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881. It is Goloi (bare) of Lindenberg in 1838.
Bushy; island, in Tlevak strait, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881. It is "small and covered with bushes."
Bushy; island, the northernmost of the large islands of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. Erroneously Biugam on some charts.
Bushy; islets, in Endicott arm of Holkham bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Bushy; point, between Neets bay and Traitors cove, on Revillagigedo island, in Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Buskin; river and village, near St. Paul, Kodiak. Named Sapozhkova (little boot) by Russian naval officers in 1808-10.
Buster; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Butler; peak (1,163 feet high), on the mainland near Slocum inlet, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Butte; creek, tributary to South fork of Fortymile creek, from the west. Pros- pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Buyan; island, south of the Iliasik islands, in the Sandman reefs. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888. Perhaps this is Bluff island of others. Buyan is a Russian feminine noun meaning a turbulent, noisy fellow; also a mas- culine noun meaning wharf or landing place.
Caamaño; point, the southernmost point of Cleveland peninsula, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Don Jacinto Caamaño, who had made a chart of this region prior to Vancouver's survey.
Cabras; islets or rocks, in Bucareli bay, Alexander archipelago. This name does not appear on La Perouse's chart of Bucareli bay, which was the first publication of the Spanish surveys, of 1775 and 1779. On all the later charts it appears as here written, being variously called islands, island, and rock. In the late Coast Pilot erroneonsly Cabas. Cabras is Spanish for goats.
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Cache; creek, tributary to north shore of Norton sound, between the mouths of Solomon and Topkok rivers. Prospectors' name. Its Eskimo name is reported by Barnard to be Orobuktulák. Near it the Davidson-Blakeslee map of 1900 locates an Eskimo village called Opiktulik.
Cache; island, in the Koyukuk river, a little below the month of Batza river. So named by Allen in 1885.
Cache; island, in Naha bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Cactus; point, on Revillagigedo island, in Behm canal, opposite entrance to Rud- verd bay, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Cudiack, island; see Kodiak.
Caetani, lake; see Castani.
Caiganee, cape; see Muzon.
Cain, island; see Gain.
Cairn; point, in Albatross anchorage, Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1893.
Cairn; island, near entrance to Snag cove, Gambier bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1889.
Calder; bay, near Mount Calder, in Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Helm in 1886.
Calder; mountain (3,371 feet high), in the northwestern part of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Captain Calder, of the British navy.
Calder; rocks, westerly from Mount Calder, in Sumner strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Dall in 1879.
Caldera; port, in Malaspina island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Puerto de la Caldera by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779, pre- sumably on account of the rough or boiling water in its vicinity. Has also been ealled a harbor and the name spelled, erroneously, Caldero and Coldera.
California; bay, indenting north end of Prince of Wales island, near Point Colpoys, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883 (p. 90), after the steamer California.
California; boulder or boulder patch, near Blind point, in Wrangell strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Presumably so named by Nichols, in 1881, after the steamer California.
California; ereek, tributary to Bonanza river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
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California; gulch and creek, tributary to Glacier creek, just north of Turnagain arm, Cook inlet. Local name, published in 1899.
California; head, a bluff point on southwest shore of Revillagigedo island, separat- ing George inlet from Carroll inlet. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1880, presumably after the steamer California.
California; ridge or range of mountains, in eastern part of Gravina island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Niehols, in 1883, presumably after the steamer California.
California; rock, near southern end of Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1885, after the steamer California, which touched upon it. Has also been called Wayanda (misspelled Wyanda), from the U. S. revenue entter Wayanda having touched upon it.
Calm; a high point somewhere on the north shore of Bristol bay was so named by Cook, July 13, 1778, who had calm weather when off it. Tebenkof, 1849, identifies it with the south point of Hagemeister island, which he calls Shtilia (calm), and this usage is followed by the Fish Commission and Coast Survey. Possibly identical with Peirce. See Peirce.
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Calming; islet, in southeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Name published by Nichols in the Coast Pilot, 1891. It is Utichi (escape) island of Vasilief, 1809, or perhaps this is intended for some derivative of Utikat (to grow calm) .
Calton, point; see Catton.
Cam; islet, in Port Camden, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892.
Cambon; cape, on northwestern coast of San Juan Bautista island, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Camden; bay, on the Arctic coast, about 4° west of the international boundary. So named by Franklin, in 1826, "in honour of Marquess Camden."
Camden; point, the eastern point of entrance to Port Camden, Kuiu island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892.
Camden; port, indenting the northeastern shore of Kuiu island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Cameron; point, near Halkett point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837.
Camp; creek, tributary to Canyon creek, from the east, in the Fortymile mining region. Local name, obtained by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Camp; creek, tributary to Niukluk river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Camp; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Camp; island, in Dry strait, near entrance to Le Conte bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Camp; mountain (5,300 feet high), northeast of Valdes glacier. So named by Abercrombie in 1898. Sawmill camp was at the foot of this mountain.
Camp; point, near the Indian village Kutkwutlu, on left bank of the Chilkat river, a few miles above its mouth. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Camp; point, on the western shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Camp Coogan; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named after Michael Coogan, of Battery I, Second United States Artillery, who, in August, 1871, was reported "on extra duty in Quartermaster's Department in charge of wood party." Coogan had a wood-cutting camp here and the bay was named after him. Erroneously published as Camp Kogan and Camp Cogan. From the description, it is not certain what bay is intended. It may be either Kadiak bay of Teben- kof, 1849 (Nachlezhnaia of Vasilief, 1809), or Lisefskaia bay of Tebenkof, 1849 (Aleutkina of Vasilief, 1809). See Aleutkina.
Campbell; point, at head of Cook inlet. Named by Vancouver in 1794.
Campbell; river, tributary to the Porcupine, from the south, near the international boundary line. So called by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Camp Kogan, bay; see Camp Coogan.
Canal (The). About 15 miles below Bethel in the lower Kuskokwim is a large island. The slough or channel which separates it from the river's south bank is known locally as The Canal.
Canal; point, at western entrance to St. Michael canal, Norton sound. Named by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Canal; point, behind St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de la Canal by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Canal de Portillo; see Portillo and similarly for this kind of names.
Canas; islet, in eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Ysla de Canas by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Canas, Punta de; see St. Elias.
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Candle; island, between Smeaton and Rudyerd bays, in Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
Cane, mountain; see Cone.
Cangrejo; point, the western point of entrance to Port Refugio, Bncareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta Cangrejo (crab point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has been called, erroneously, Grego. Canning; river, in extreme northern Alaska, debonching into Camden bay. So named by Franklin, in 1826, after "the late Mr. Canning."
Cannon; island, at entrance to Jamestown bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelag .. Named Pushki (eannon) by Vasilief in 1809.
Canoe; bay, at the head of Pavlof bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880. Canoe; cove, on the southwestern coast of Annette island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. It is a stopping place for the natives when waiting for good weather and affords excellent shelter for their canoes; hence the name.
Canoe, island, in Peril strait; see Povorotni.
Canoe; passage, separating Brownson island from Etolin island, in Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. Descriptive term. Canoe; point, in eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. named Punta de la Canoa (canoe point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Canoe; point, near south point of entrance to Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by Mansfield in 1889.
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