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Canon, creek; see Canyon.
Canooskie, island; see Koninji.
Cantwell; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the south, near longitude 149°. Named by Allen, in 1885, presumably after Lieut. John C. Cantwell, U. S. R. M., who explored the Kowak river in 1884 and 1885. According to Peters and Brooks, the native name is Tutlut. According to Lieutenant Castner, it is Nanana.
Canwell; glacier, tributary to Delta river, from the east, near latitude 63º 30'. So named by Glenn, in 1898, after Private Canwell, of the Hospital Corps, a member of his party.
Canyon; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the south, at Deadman riffle. Local name, obtained by the Geological Survey in 1898. Has also been written Canon.
Canyon; creek, tributary to Imuruk basin, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Canyon; creek, tributary to Iron ereek, from the sonth, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Canyon; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the west, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Canyon; creek, tributary to Turnagain arm, Cook inlet, from the south, Kenai peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Becker, 1895. Has also been shown as a tributary of Sixmile creek.
Canyon Creek; glacier, on north shore of Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abererombie in 1898. Has also been called Shonp glacier.
Cape, bay, indenting southwestern shore of Sitkalidak island, near Kodiak. So named by Lisianski in 1804. Name apparently now obsolete. Cape, island, in Sitka sound; see Lazaria.
Cape; mountain, at Cape Prince of Wales, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Cape Douglas, village; see Kaguyak.
Cape Fox; Indian village at Kirk point, Foggy bay, Revillagigedo channel, Alex- ander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Petrof in the Tenth Census, 1880, has a Cape Fox village on Cape Fox.
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Cape of the Straits; see Strait.
Cape Seppings; Eskimo village, at Cape Seppings, of which the Eskimo name is given by Tikhmenief, 1861, as Kivalinag-miut, and by U. S. Hydrographic chart No. 68 as Kechemudluk.
Capones; point, near St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Capones by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Captains; bay, indenting northeastern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Capt. Lient. Michael Levashef wintered in the arm or branch at the head of this bav, September 18, 1768, to June 6, 1769, and named that arm St. Paul harbor after his vessel. The large bay was, however, nameless till Veni- aminof, in 1840, applied the name Captains to the whole bay, in memory of Levashef's visit. It was called Unalashka bay by the Fish Commission in 1888 and afterwards Unalaska by the Coast Survey.
Captains, harbor; see Levashef, port.
Captains, island, in Wrangell strait; see Burnt.
Car; point, on eastern shore of Portland canal. Name published by the Coast Sur- vey in 1899.
Caracol, point; see Snail.
Caribou; ereek, the chief tributary of Matanuska river, northeast of Cook inlet. Local name, published in 1899.
Caribou; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Caribou; mountain, on west bank of White river, near latitude 63º. Named by Peters and Brooks, who ascended it in 1898.
Caribou; pass, between the Chulitna and Cantwell rivers. So named by Glenn in 1898. Muldrow calls it Broad pass and applies the name Caribou to another pass immediately east of this.
Caribou, river; see Cutler.
Carl; creek, tributary to Eldorado river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Carlile; bay, shown on United States Hydrographic chart No. 225, made by Com- mander Meade in 1869, in Dry strait. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1883, after Carlile P. Patterson, the superintendent. Later surveys dis- prove the existence of the bay indicated.
Carlisle; rapids, in the Tanana river, between the mouths of Johnson and Gerstle rivers. So named by Allen, in 1885, presumably after Hon. Jolin Griffin Carlisle, of Kentucky.
Carlisle; volcanic island (7,500 feet high), one of the group of islands of the Four Mountains. So named by officers of the U. S. S. Concord, in 1894, after Hon. John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury.
Carlook, village; see Karluk.
Carlton; island, in Dewey anchorage, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Carmel; Moravian mission and school, established in 1886, and village, near the mouth of Nushagak river. Population in 1890, 189.
Carmen, island; see Kayak.
Carol, inlet; see Carroll.
Caroline; shoal, in Muir inlet, Glacier bay, Alaska. Origin of name not known. First appears on British Admiralty chart 2431, corrected to February, 1890. Carolus; point, the western point of entrance to Glacier bay, Cross sound. So named by Dall in 1879.
Carolyn; island, in Golofnin bay, Norton sound. Named by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Carp; island, in entrance to Smeaton bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
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Carr, hills; see Karr.
Carr; range of mountains (4,000 to 4,500 feet high), on eastern shore of Portland canal. Named by Pender in 1868.
Carrew; point, the south point of entrance to DeMonti bay, Yakntat bay, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Dixon in 1787. There has been confusion in the application of the name Phipps, Carrew, and Ocean. See Phipps. Carrizales, Punta de; see Reed Grass.
Carroll; anchorage, on north shore of Prince of Wales island, at entrance to Red bay, with which it connects by a narrow passage, dry at low water. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1883, after Capt. James Carroll, of the steamer Cali- fornia, who had anchored here and found the anchorage good.
Carroll; glacier, at head of Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Reid, in 1892, after Capt. James Carroll, who in that year was the first to take a ship into the upper part of Glacier bay. Erroneously Woods.
Carroll; inlet, indenting southern shore of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1880, after Capt. James Carroll, long in command of steamships in these waters. It was then called a channel, being unexplored. It has since been shown to terminate and constitute a canal or inlet. Erroneously Carrol and Carol.
Carroll; island, about 3 miles east of Murder cove, at south end of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Named after Capt. James Carroll and published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Carroll, point; see Walker.
Carroll; point, at entrance to Carroll inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1880, after Capt. James Carroll.
Carroll, straits; see Gastineau channel.
Carry; inlet, off the northern end of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Named by the Russians Carry (perewalnoi; from perewal, a dragging over or across, a portage). Has been called, erroneously, Perewamno and Perevainoy.
Carter; lake, and creek tributary to Trail creek, Kenai peninsula. Local name ' published in 1899.
Carter; mountain (4,700 feet high), near the outlet of Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Casaan, bay; see Kasaan.
Casa-de-Parga, creek; see Koksuktapaga.
Cascade; bay, in Baranof island, west of Point Gardner, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Cascade; creek, about two miles northwest of Sitka, on Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Cascade; glacier, at head of Valdes glacier. So named by Abercrombie in 1898. Cascade; glacier, in the St. Elias region. So named by Prof. I. C. Russell in 1890, "on account of its splendid ice fall."
Cascade; glacier, near Harriman fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition in 1899.
Cascade; inlet, on eastern coast of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Local descriptive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1883. There is a large cascade near its southern point of entrance.
Cascade; point, the southeasternmost point of St. George island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Called Inzhnie (south) by Tebenkof, 1849, and generally Southeast point. On a recent Coast Survey map it is called Cascade. There is a waterfall near it.
Cascade, point; see Waterfall Head.
Case; mountain (5,509 feet high), near the head of Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Reid, in 1890, after the Case School of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Casement; glacier, tributary to Muir glacier, southeastern Alaska. Reid, in 1890, called this the First North Tributary ( of Muir glacier) and later Casement, after R. L. Casement, a member of his party in 1890.
Castalia; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the west, near Eagle. Local name, obtained by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Castani; lake, in the St. Elias region. "Named Lake Caetani" by Prof. William Libbey, of Princeton College, in 1886, "in honor of the Duke of Sermo- neta, president of the Italian Geographical Society." (Am. Geog. Soc Jour. 1886, XVIII, 149.) All references except this one here cited have the name Castani.
Castigo, Punta de; see Punishment.
Castilla; a supposed bay on the mainland coast a few miles north of Lituya bay; was called Enta de Castilla, by Malaspina, in 1792. In this place Teben- kof shows no bay, but has a river called Katagini.
Castle; bay, indenting the southern shore of Chignik bay, Alaska peninsula. Local name. Tuliumnit point is turreted like a castle, and this bay near it takes its name from this circumstance.
Castle; islands, in Duncan canal, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Castle; mountain, on the mainland west of the Stikine river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Castle; mountain peak, in the Talkeetna range, about 40 miles from Knik arm of Cook inlet. Local and descriptive name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Castle; peak (10,314 feet high), about 12 miles south of Mount Blackburn, near Kuskulana pass. Prospectors' name, reported by Gerdine in 1900.
Castle; rock, off the north end of Big Koniuji island, Shumagin group. So called by the fishermen. Descriptive name, reported by Dall in 1872.
Castle Island; slough, one of the passes through the delta of the Copper river. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Castner; glacier, tributary to Delta river, from the east, near latitude 63º 30'. So named by Glenn, in 1898, after Lieut. Joseph C. Castner, U. S. A., a member of his party.
Cat; island, between Duke and Mary islands, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Catalina; island, in San Alberto bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Ysla Catalina (Catalina island) by Manrelle and Quadra in 1775- 1779.
Cataract; bight, in Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by United States naval officers in 1893.
Cataract; glacier, tributary to Harriman fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. Descriptive name, given by the Harriman Expedition in 1899.
Cathedral; bluff and rapids, on the Tanana river, near longitude 144°. Descriptive name, given by Allen in 1885.
Cathedral; mountain. in the Tordrillo range, between the headwaters of the Skwentna and Kuskokwim rivers. So named by Spurr in 1898.
Catherina. "That great series of islands extending from the mouth of Cook's inlet to the end of the Aleutian chain, and perhaps properly including the Commander's islands, was named by Forster, in 1786, the Catherina archi- pelago, in honor of Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias." Name obsolete.
Caton; island, the easternmost of the Sannak group. So called by the Fish Com- mission in 1888.
Caton; shoal, in Popof strait, Shumagin islands. Reported to the Coast Survey, in 1880, by Mr. Caton and named after him.
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Catton; point, on the Arctic coast, near Herschel island. So named by Franklin. in 1826. Erroneously Calton.
Caution; island, on the northern shore of Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Berezhnoi (cautious) by Vasilief in 1809.
Caution; point, the southern point of entrance to Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869. This name is erroneously transferred to another point, farther south, on British Admiralty chart 2431.
Cave; point, the southwestern head of Oksenof bay, on western coast of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Named Shishkova (Shishkof's) by Lutke in 1828, who wrote it in French Chichkoff. Veniaminof calls this Pogromnoi second, and the next one west from Sarichef he calls Pogromnoi first. Tebenkof gives Pogromnoi as an alternate name, the cape being near Pogromnoi volcano. The Fish Commission, in 1890, called it Cave point, taking the name from Samuel Applegate who reports it as local usage. "Cave point takes its name from a cave on its face."
Cave; rock, on Amaknak island, Captains bay, Unalaska. Under it is a burial cave which Dall investigated in 1872-73, and which he has called Amaknak cave.
Cautaskakat, river; see Kautas.
Cayman; point, in North bay, Tlevak strait, Dall island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1882, from its fancied resemblance to an alligator's head.
Cedar; bight, indenting the northern shore of Hawkins island, Prince William sound. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Cedar; bight, in Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Meade in 1869.
Cedar; cove, in Freshwater bay, Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Cedar; island, in Security bay, Kuin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Cedar; point, in Kootznahoo archipelago, Admiralty island, Alexander archipel- ago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Cedar; point, near the entrance to Security bay, Kuin island, Alexander archipel- ago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Cedar; point, the northern head of Smuggler cove, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Celenic, lake; see Selenie.
Cenotaph; island, in Lituya bay. So named by La Perouse in memory of 26 officers and men, constituting two of his boats' crews, who were caught in the bore or boiling ebb tide at the entrance to Lituya bay and drowned July 13, 1786. A cenotaph then erected on the southeastern end of this island to commemorate the event was sought for by a Coast Survey party, in 1874, and no trace of it found. The island has since been called Egg (Yaichnoi) by the Russians.
Cenotaph; point, the southeastern extreme of Cenotaph island above, where the cenotaph was erected. So named by Dall in 1874.
Center; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the north, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. Has also been called Wonder creek.
Center; island, in Dewey anchorage, Clarence strait, southwestern coast of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. Descriptive term.
Center; island, in the southern entrance to Wales passage, Portland canal. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. The island lies in the middle of the entrance.
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Center; island, on the southeastern shore of Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Central; river, of eastern Alaska, which unites with South river to form the Chitina. First called by Allen, in 1885, "Central branch (of the Chittyna)."
Chacktoole, bay; see Shaktolik.
Chacon; breakers or reef, in Dixon entrance, off Cape Chacon. Reported by Cap- tain Carroll, of the steamer Idaho, April 13, 1883. Called also Chacon reef and Chacon breaker.
Chacon; cape, the southeastern point of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Cabo de Chacon by Caamaño in 1792. It is Cape Mur- ray of Douglas, 1789, and Bald cape of Rowan (ship Eliza) in 1799. According to Rowan, the native name is Intankoon. Tebenkof has the name Shakon. "Sometimes known locally as Musatchie Nose." (Coast Pilot, 1891, p. 86. )
Chagafka, cove; see Shahafka.
Chagak; cape, on the northern shore of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Kuritzien, 1848. It means ditch or trench.
Chagak, bay, Adak island; see Shagak.
Chagamil, island; see Kagamil.
Chagavenapuk; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the east, near latitude 62°. Eskimo name obtained by Spurr and Post, of the United States Geological Survey, in 1898, from trader A. Lind.
Chageliuk, slough; see Shageluk.
Chaguluk, island; see Chugul.
Chaguliak, island; see Herbert.
Chagvan; bay, indenting mainland coast just north of Cape Newenham, Bering sea. Native name, published by Sarichef, 1826. It is called Portage bay on a recent Coast Survey map. On its shores Petrof, 1880, locates a set- tlement which he calls Tzahavagamute, which has been copied on some maps as Tzaharagamute.
Chaiagaguk; river, tributary to the Togiak river. Not shown on any map. Name from Spurr, 1898, who wrote it Tshayagáguk. An Eskimo village, pre- sumably at the junction of this river with the Togiak, is called by Spurr Tshayagágamut.
Chaichei; islands, south of Middle island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Chaichei (gull) by Vasilief in 1809.
Chaichie, islet, point, etc .; see Gull.
Chaik; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Native name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1896, as Cha-ik. Supposed to be identical with Chaqua cove of Eliza, in 1799, and Chaque bay of Meade in 1869.
Chaiki, islet; see Gull.
Chaitna, river; see Chuit.
Chaix; hills, back of Icy bay, in the St. Elias region. Named, in 1886, by Prof. William Libbey of Princeton College, after Prof. Paul Chaix, president of the Geneva Geographical Society.
Chakik; cape, the northwest point of Umnak island, middle Aleutians. Native name, apparently from officers of the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1855, by whom it was written Tchakhikh.
Chakina; river, tributary to the Chitina river, from the south. Native name, from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900.
Chakok; small stream on Kenai peninsula, debouching near Anchor point, Cook inlet. Apparently a native name, reported by Wosnesenski, about 1840, and printed by Grewingk as Tchakoch.
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Chakwa; bay, or cove in Hood bay, Chatham strait. Native name, first mentioned by Captain Rowan, of the ship Eliza, in 1799. Has been called Chaque bay and Chaque cove. See also Cha-ik.
Chalit; Eskimo village, of about 60 people in 1878, on left bank of the Kuguklik river, northwest of Kuskokwim bay. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its name reported by him to be Chalitmiut, i. e., Chalit people. Chaliuknak. An Aleut village bearing this name existed, in 1790, on the northern shore of Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians.
Chaljchnikikaljslun. Grewingk following Wosnesenski, 1840, gives this string of letters as the native name of a small stream on Kenai peninsula debouch- ing a little south of the Kaknu river, Cook inlet. Perhaps it sounds like Kal-ik-nik-ik-al-is-lun.
Chalmers; port, in Montague island, Prince William sound. Named Chalmer's harbour by Portlock in 1787.
Chalzekahin, river; see Kicking Horse.
Chamisso; island (231 feet high), in Kotzebue sound, at entrance to Eschscholtz bay. So named by Kotzebue, in 1816, after Dr. Louis Adelbert von Chamisso, who accompanied him during his explorations here. The native name, according to Beechey, 1827, is E-ow-ick.
Champion; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the east, near latitude 64° 30'. Local name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Chandik, river; see Klondike.
Chandlar; lake, and river tributary to the Ynkon, from the north, near the Aretic circle. Locally known as the Chandlar and said to be named after John Chandlar, a factor of the Hudson Bay Company. Has also been called Gens de Large. Apparently identical with Achenehik river of Raymond, 1869, and Petrof, 1880, and with Tadrandike of recent Coast Survey maps. Chandos; point, the eastern point of entrance to Yarboro inlet, on the Arctic coast, east of Colville river. So named by Franklin in 1826.
Chankliut; island, near Chignik bay, south shore of Alaska peninsula. Native name, from the Russians. Has been written Chankluit.
Channel; island, in Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881. They appear like two islands, but are connected by a sand spit. Rev. Sheldon Jackson has named the northern part Sheldon island and the southern Jackson island.
Channel; island, in Tongass narrows, near Ward cove, Alexander archipelago. Pre- sumably so named by pilot Capt. W. E. George, about 1880. Descriptive term.
Channel; islands, in Behm canal, near Walker cove, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Channel; rocks, in Kakul narrows, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884. Descriptive term. Have been called indiscrimi- nately islets and rocks.
Channel; point, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Meade in 1869. Descriptive term.
Channel; rock, in entrance to Hassler harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1882. Descriptive term.
Channel; rock, in middle of the entrance to the western anchorage, Sitka harbor. So named by Beardslee in 1880. Descriptive term. -
Channel; rock, in entrance to St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named by the Coast Survey in 1869. Descriptive name.
Chapeau; mountain (2,000 feet high), a spur of Davison mountain, east of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1883.
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Chapel; cove, indenting eastern side of Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, middle Aleutians. So named by Gibson in 1855.
Chapel; islet, near south point of entrance to Gambier bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Chapin; bay, indenting the southern shore of Admiralty island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Moore, in 1892, after Ensign Frederick Lincoln Chapin, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Chapman; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longitude 148°. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Chapman; creek, tributary to Minook creek, from the east. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Chapman, point; see Entrance.
Chaqua, bay; see Chakwa.
Charcoal; island, one of the Japonski group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Ugolnoi (stone coal) by Vasilief in 1809.
Chariot (The). A spur of the peak of Mount St. Elias was so named by Russell in 1890. This may be identical with The Hump of Topham in 1889.
Charles; point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837. Not found on any map and its exact location unknown. Charley; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Charm, point; see Chasina.
Charpentier; glacier, on the western shore of Glacier bay. So named by Reid, in 1892, after a Swiss glacialist.
Chasen, point; see Chasina.
Chasik, island, in Cook inlet; see Chisik.
Chasina; anchorage, at entrance to Cholmondeley sound, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Surveyed and named by Clover in 1885.
Chastna, bay; see Cholmondeley sound.
Chasina; point, in Clarence strait, near southern point of entrance to Cholmondeley sound, Alexander archipelago. Apparently a native name adopted from the Russians and in some cases erroneously transliterated Charm. It is Chasen of Tebenkof and Chasina of Russian Hydrographic chart 1493. Has also been written Tchaseni. The settlement near it is Chasintsef of the Russians, written Chasintzeff on United States Hydrographie chart 225. Chastie. Lutke, 1836, applied the name Tehastié (serrées) to a group of 13 rugged islets and 5 large isolated rocks lying between Atka and Adak, middle Aleutians. Also written Tschastiji. It means crowded together, close-set, etc. Chastie. Tebenkof, 1849, applies this name Chastie (compact, crowded together) to some islets and rocks lying very near the south shore of Adak, while Lutke applies it to a group lying farther east between Atka and Great Sitkin.
Chatham; port, immediately behind Cape Elizabeth, at eastern point of entrance to Cook inlet. Surveyed by Vancouver, in 1794, and named after one of his vessels.
Chatham; strait, in Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, after Lord Chatham. "It was also called Menzies' strait by the fur traders as late as 1799." To its expanded southern end Colnett gave the name Christian sound in 1789. La Perouse had, in 1786, called this part Chirikof (Tsehirikow) bay, while the Spaniards, in 1791, called it Ensenada del Principe.
Chatinak; Eskimo village, on right bank of the Yukon, a little below Andreafski. Native name, from Nelson, 1878, who writes it Chatinakh.
Chauik; mountain (3,510 feet high), a little east of Mount Bendeleben, Seward peninsula. Native name, from Peters, 1900, who wrote it Chowik.
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Chayagaguk, river; see Chaiagaguk.
Chechotkin, inlet; see Linnet.
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