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Copper; bay, in the northeastern part of Prince William sound. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Copper; creek, tributary to the Kotsina, from the south. Prospectors' name, from Gerdine, 1900.
Copper; creek, tributary to Nugget creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Copper; lake, on Unalaska island, eastern Aleutians. Veniaminof, getting his information from the natives, says (1, 171): "Near Makushin bay, between a long isthmus and Tarasof bay, in the mountain, is a lake on whose shores native copper occurs." Name not heretofore used.
Copper; mountain peak (5,000 feet high), and range on eastern shore of Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Copper; point, in Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Copper; river, in central Alaska. Discovered by Nagaief, in 1781, and named Cop- per (miednaia), on account of the reported existence of copper in its vicinity. The native name is Atna, i. e., At river. Often called the Atna or Copper.
Copper Center; mining camp or village, on the Copper river. Prospectors' name, first published in 1898. About 300 miners and prospectors wintered here in 1898-99.
Copper City; see Valdes.
Copper Mountain; point, on the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Copper River; plateau between Copper and Sushitna rivers, about latitude 62º. Named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Cora; creek, debouching between capes Douglas and Woolley, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Cora; point, the northeastern point of Coronation island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Coral; rocks off the southwest end of Montague island, Prince William sound. This name appears to have been first applied by the Coast Survey in 1868.
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Corbin; glacier and pass, near Valdes, Prince William sound. Named by Aber- crombie, in 1898, after Adjt. Gen. Henry Clark Corbin, U. S. A.
Cordova; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Prince William sound. The first publication of the game appears to be on chart 11 of Vancouver's atlas (1798), where it is called Pto. Cordova, a name either given by Vancouver or adopted by him from the Spaniards.
Cordova; bay, on the northern shore of Dixon entrance in Prince of Wales island, · Alexander archipelago. The name Puerto Cordova y Cordova appears to have been first applied by Caamaño, in 1792, and published by Vancouver in 1798.
Cork; islet, in Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
Corlies; group of two islets, on eastern shore of Tlevak strait, opposite View cove, in Dall island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1882, after Rev. W. H. R. Corlies, of Philadelphia, a missionary who began work in Alaska in 1879. Sheldon Jackson has named the north one Rankin and the south one Young.
Corlies; point, the north point of entrance to Sawmill cove, Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Named by Sheldon Jackson, after Rev. William Henry Richards Corlies.
Cormorant; rock, near the entrance to Lituya bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Cormorants by La Perouse in 1786.
Corner; mountain, on south side of Silver bay, at the corner or angle where the bay turns to the southeast, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Uglovaia (corner) by Vasilief in 1809.
Cornwall; ridge, on east side of Copper river, north of Mount Sanford. Named by Lowe, in 1898, after John Cornwall, a member of his party. Erro- neously Corwells and Cornwell.
Cornwallis; point, the north head of Liscome bay, Dall island, Alexander archi- pelago. Name published by the Hydrographic Office in 1882 and perhaps earlier.
Cornwallis; point, the north point of entrance to Saginaw bay, Kuin island, Fred- erick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Coronados; group of islands, in eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Los Coronados (tonsured priests), by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Coronation; island, at junction of Sumner and Chatham straits, southeast of Cape Ommaney, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Van- couver in September, 1793, "the day of our passing it having been the anniversary of that happy event" (II, 423). Koronatsie of the Russians. Coronation, islands; see Spanish.
Corwells, ridge; see Cornwall.
Corwin; cape, the southeasternmost point of Nunivak island, Bering sea. So called by Tebenkof, in 1849, after Capt. Mikhail Nikolaevich Vasilief, I. N., of the Otkrietie (discovery), who, in 1821, discovered Nunivak island. The Rus- sian Hydrographic office, 1852, called it Etolin and the Coast Survey has recently called it Corwin.
Corwin; cliffs, in the St. Elias region. So named by 1. C. Russell, in 1890, after the U. S. R. M. steamer Corwin.
Corwin; coal mine, on Aretic coast, east of Cape Lisburne. Definitely located and used by Captain Hooper, of the U. S. revenue cutter Corwin, in July, 1880, and named after his vessel.
Corwin; lagoon, on the Arctic coast, between Cape Seppings and Cape Krusenstern. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1884, after the U. S. revenue cutter Corwin.
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Corwin; roek, in the group of islands of the Four Mountains, eastern Aleutians. So named, in 1894, by otlieers of the U. S. S. Concord, after the U. S. revenne cutter Corwin.
Cosinas; point, on the southern shore of Port Asumcion, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Cosinas by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Cosmos; cove, on the northeastern shore of Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after the surveying steamer Patterson's steam launch Cosmos.
Cosmos; point, on the northeastern shore of Mitkof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after the steam launch of the Coast Survey steamer Patterson.
Cosmos; range of mountains (3,900 feet high), on the mainland near Thomas bay, Frederick sound. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after the steam launch Cosmos attached to the Coast Survey steamer Patterson.
Cottonwood; group of low wooded islands, at month of the Stikine river. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Cottonwood, point; see Martin.
Council; mining camp and post-office, on the Niukluk river, at mouth of Ophir creek, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Called Council City by the prospectors. A post-office was established here in September, 1899, and named Council.
Count, creek; see Comet.
Countess; point, on the western shore of Prince William sound. Named by Van- couver, in 1794, "after Captain Countess, of the navy."
Course; point, in Narrow strait, on northern shore of Kodiak. Named Kursa (course, of a ship) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Course, point; see Turn.
Couverden; island, at junction of Lynn canal and Chatham and Icy straits, Alexan- der archipelago. Apparently so named by Meade in 1869.
Couverden; point, the southwestern point of entrance to Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, after the seat of his ancestors (III, 245).
Cove (The); cove, in San Antonio bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Called "The Cove" ( El Puertezuelo) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Cove; hill (619 feet high) , on the mainland, nearly east of Cape Fox, Dixon entrance. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Cove; islet, near Applegate cove, in Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Cove; mountain, near Ward cove, in the western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Cove; point, on Raspberry island, on the northern shore of Kupreanof strait, Kodiak group. Named Bukti (bight or cove) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Cove; point, on the northeastern shore of Glass peninsula, Admiralty island, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1893. Descriptive term.
Core, point, the southern point of entrance to Kah Shakes cove, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1883. Name not found on any map and presumably obsolete.
Core, point, Wrangell strait; see Mountain. Corearak, tract and river; see Kaviruk.
Cor-ree-arak, tract and river; see Kaviruk.
Cow: island, between Annette and Percy islands, Gravina group, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
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Cowpen; bay and river, on the northern shore of Prince William sound. Local name, reported by Glass in 1898.
Cox; landing, on Klutina river, at or near foot of "The Gorge." Name from Aber- crombie, 1898.
Coyote; creek, tributary to Grantley harbor, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Coyukuk, river; see Koyuknk.
. Cozian; reef, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named after Anton George Cozian, a native of Dalmatia, and long a pilot in the employment of the Russian American Company. This reef was discovered by him and named after him by naval officers in 1880. Said also to have been called Nikolas roek, after the steamer Nikolas, which touched upon it in 1854. The name has also been erroneously written Cozain and Kozian.
Crab; cove, at the head of Funter bay, near the junction of Lynn canal and Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Mansfield in 1890.
Crab; point, on the western shore of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Crafton; island, northwest of Knight island, in western part of Prince William sound. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Craig; point, on the northeastern coast of Zarembo island, the northwestern point of entrance to Stikine strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Van- couver in 1793 (II, 400).
Craig; sunken rock, in entrance to Nakat inlet. Named by Nichols, in 1888, pre- sumably after Commander Joseph Edgar Craig, U. S. N.
Cranberry; peak (5,200 feet high), near Cranberry marsh, on the northern shore of Klutina lake. So named by Abererombie in 1898.
Cranberry Marsh; name used by the prospectors to designate the flat marshy mouth of the valley northwest of Klutina lake. Name published in 1899. Crane; cove, near Hot Springs bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Zhuravlina (crane) by Vasilief in 1809.
Crater; creek, tributary to Kruzgamepa river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Crater; hill, an extinct volcanic crater, in western part of St. Paul island, Pribilof islands, Bering sea. Name published, in 1875, by the Coast Survey.
Crater; lake, near Chaix hills, in the St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. Named by Prof. William Libbey, of Princeton College, in 1886. Descriptive term. Crater; mountain or hill (633 feet high), about 7 miles south of St. Michael, Norton sound. So named by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Crater; peak, near head of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Russell in 1890.
Crater; point, the southeastern point of Otter island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. So named by Elliott, in 1874, who, in his notes accompanying his map of St. Paul, in his Seal Fisheries of Alaska, 1881, says: "A slight mistake of the engraver causes Crater point to appear as a bifurcated tongue. It is not so; but there is a funnel-shaped cavity here plainly emarginated from the sea, and on that extreme point constituting and giving to it this name."
Craven; point, the southeastern extreme of Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven, U. S. N. Erroneously Graven. Has also been called Point Williams by Homfray and Tliakinikut by Tebenkof. The correct native name is said to be T'liankhini.
Crawfish; inlet, indenting the outer coast of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Russians Rakof or Rakovoi, from Rak (crawfish). Has also been called Rokovoy.
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Creadon; river, tributary to Kluane lake, from the east, near latitude 62º. No called by Peters in 1899.
Creek; point, on the eastern shore of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. It is at or near the mouth of a creek.
Creek; point, on the southwestern shore of Halleck island, Olga strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1885.
Creig, mountain; see Greig.
Crescent; low sandy island, in front of Elson bay, Arctic coast, just east of Point Barrow. So named by the British Admiralty in 1853. Descriptive name. Crete; creek, debouching between capes Douglas and Woolley, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Crib; point, on the mainland, near head of Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Crillon; glacier, near Mount Crillon, in the southern part of the St. Elias alps, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1874.
Crillon; mountain (15,900 feet high), in the southern part of the St. Elias region, southeastern Alaska. So named by La Perouse, in 1786, after the French minister of marine.
Cripple; creek or river, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Named by the prospectors, in 1898, after the famous Cripple Creek in Colorado.
Cripple; creek, tributary to Mission creek, from the east, in the Eagle mining region. Prospectors' name, published in 1899.
Cripple; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the south, near lati- tude 67º. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Cristina; islet, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Mau- relle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has also been written Christina.
Crooked; creek, tributary to Birch creek, from the west, near Circle city. Descrip- tive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Crooked; creek, tributary to headwaters of Ophir creek, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Crooked; creek, tributary to Seventymile creek, from the north, in the Eagle min- ing region. Local name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Crooked; island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Krivoi (crooked) by the Russians in 1809.
Crooked; island, one of the Walrus island group, in northern part of Bristol bay, Bering sea. So called by the Fish Commission in 1890. Apparently identical with Nizkoi (low ) of Sarichef, 1826, and Ugushtu of Tebenkof, 1849. Crooked, island, Yakutat bay; see Kriwoi.
Crooked, river; see Igushik.
Crooze, island; see Kruzof.
Cross; cape, on the western coast of Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. Described by Cook, in 1778, as "a high promontory" and named Cross from having passed it on Holy Cross day, May 3.
Cross; cape, the northeastern point of Unga island, Shumagin group. Named Krest (cross) by the Russians.
Cross, cape; see Bingham.
Cross, cape; see Theodore.
Cross; gulch, in Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Arroyo de la Cruz (gulch of the cross) by Maurelle and Quadra, 1775-1779.
Cross, harbor, Kruzof island; see Krestof.
Cross; hill, on Northeast point, St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. So called by Elliott in 1874. Perhaps this is the local name.
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Cross; island and strait, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Canos y Ysla de la Cruz by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Cross, island, north of Sitka sound; see Krestof.
Cross; island, the westernmost of the Midway islands, on the Arctic coast, east of the mouth of the Colville river. So named by Lient. Commander Charles Herbert Stockton, of the U. S. S. Thetis, in 1889, because a wooden cross has been erected on the island by the whalers.
Cross; islet, "small and wooded," in Portland canal, just north of Halibut bay. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot, 1891, p. 76. Not named on any chart.
Cross; mountain (2,597 feet high), near Sitka, on Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Apparently so named by Davidson in 1869.
Cross, point, Krestof island; see Kresta.
Cross, port; see Krestof.
Cross; sound, between the mainland and Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. Discovered by Cook, May 3, 1778, and named Cross sound, after this day, designated in the calendar as Holy Cross day. By the Russians this has been called Lohtianoi (icy) and Kresta (eross); by the Spaniards Puerto de la Cruz. Variously called Cross sound or Icy strait. Both names are now in use, Cross sound for the western and Iey strait for the eastern part. Cross, strait, north of Sitka; see Krestof.
Cross Cape; rocks, off Cape Cross, Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. So called by Dall in 1880.
Crosswise; island, in southern entrance to Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Poperechnoi (crosswise) by Vasilief in 1809.
Crow; creek, tributary to Glacier creek, near the head of Turnagain arm. Local name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Crow; island, in Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by the Coast Survey in 1898. On the old Russian chart of 1809 it is called Korga.
Crow; island, in Sawmill cove, Howkan strait, Dall island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881. Sheldon Jackson has named it James.
Crow; island, one of the Middle island group, in Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Voronie (the raven, corvus corax) by Vasilief in 1809. The Rus- sian dictionaries give coronie as the adjective form of rorón, a raven or erow. Elliott gives Varrone as the Russian for raven, while Dall gives the form T'aronie, translating it crow. Has been erroneously called Blue island, while one chart gives Crow, Voroni, or Blue island.
Crow; point, on San Fernando island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta del Cuerbo (crow) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Croyère, Isles de la; see Hazy.
Crucifix; mountain, in the pass between the headwaters of the Skwentna and Kus- kokwim rivers. So called by Spurr in 1898. Not shown on the map.
Cruz, Puerto de la; see Cross.
Cub; creek, tributary to Sixmile creek, from the west, at Sunrise, Kenai peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Becker, 1895.
Cub; point, between Boulder and Fox bays in Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. Named by Dall in 1880.
Cuban; gulch, on left bank of the Yukon, 6 miles above Eagle, eastern Alaska. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Cube; point, the southern head of Square cove, near northern end of Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1880.
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Cudahy; post, on the west bank of the Yukon, near mouth of Fortymile creek. Also called Fort Cudahy. The above form, Cudahy, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic names.
Culebrina; island, in eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Culebrina (culverin) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Culross; point, near Port Wells, on the northwestern shore of Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver in 1794. Erroneously Cull Ross and Gulrass.
Cupola; peak, near the head of Silver bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Kupolnaia (cupola) by the Russians.
Curlew; ledge, in Funter bay, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
Curlew; point, on the northwestern coast of Revillagigedo island, being the south- west point of entrance to Behm narrows, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Current; cape, on the northern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Strong currents flow between Shuyak and Afognak islands, and the cape on the Afognak shore of the narrow strait separating the islands was named by Murashef, in 1839-40, Silnago techenia (of strong current). Hence the name which on all the American charts is erroneously applied to a point farther east.
Curtis; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the south, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Curtis; gulch, on the western shore of Klutina lake. Apparently a prospectors' name; reported by Abercrombie in 1898.
Curve; mountain, in California ridge, on Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Cushing; glacier and plateau, at head of Glacier bay. So named by Reid, after Prof. Henry Platt Cushing, one of his companions, in 1890. In Reid's account, published in 1892 (Nat. Geog. Mag., vol. iv), the plateau is called "Northwest tributary" of Muir glacier.
Custom House; cove, on the western shore of Mary island, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. A custom-house which existed here for some years was moved to Ketchikan in 1900.
Cutler; river, tributary to the Noatak, from the south, near longitude 158°, north- western Alaska. Origin of name not discovered. First applied by the · Coast Survey in 1890. Has recently been called Caribou river.
Cutter; two rocks, awash, in Revillagigedo channel, at entrance to Carroll inlet, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Cyane; peak, on the mainland, north of Frederick sound, near Farragut bay. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after a vessel of that name.
Cygnet; island, at mouth of Mink bay, Boca de Quadra, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Cypress; point, on the eastern shore of Port Refugio, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Cipres (cypress point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Dachlazug; cape, on Seduction tongue, northwest of Seduction point, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Native name, reported by the Krause brothers in 1882 as Dachlazūg.
Dagelet; mountain (9,708 feet high), in the southern part of the St. Elias alps. So named by Dall, in 1874, after Lepaute Dagelet, the astronomer of La Perouse's expedition to this coast in 1786. Often written D'Agelet.
Dagitli; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 157º. Native name, reported by Allen, in 1885, as Doggetlooscat and Dogget- looskat. Schrader writes it Doggetlikakat. See Kakat.
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Dagorashapka; mountain, on the north bank of the Yukon, about 25 miles below Koserefski. So called by Raymond in 1869. Not seen on any other map. Perhaps this is an error for Pogoreshapka. Petrof, 1880, has a village Pogoreshapka (burnt hat) near this mountain.
Dahlgren; peak (3,502 feet high), on the mainland north of Frederick sound and near Farragut bay. Named Dahlgreen by Thomas, in 1887, after Rear Admiral John Adolf Dahlgren, U. S. N.
Daisy; glacier, tributary to the Tyndall glacier, near Mount St. Elias, southeastern · Alaska. So named by Topham in 1888.
Dakli; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 157º. Native name, reported by Allen in 1885. In his text Allen calls it Dakliakakat and on his map Daklikakat. The latter has been copied by the Coast Survey. See Kakat.
Dall; head, a promontory at the south end of Gravina island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the pilots prior to 1879, after Capt. C. C. Dall, of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's service.
Dall; island, in the Koyukuk river, near the mouth of Huslia river. Named by Allen, in 1885, after William Healey Dall. Has also been written Dolls island.
Dall; island, on the northern side of the mouth of Dixon entrance. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1879, after W. H. Dall. Port Bazan indents the western shore of Dall island and (according to present information) nearly, but not quite, cuts it in two. Coast Survey chart 8050 calls the southern part of the island Dall and the northern part Quadra.
Dall; lake, in the delta coast region between the Yukon and Kuskokwin rivers, east of Cape Vancouver, drained by the Kiniak river. Named by Nelson, in 1878, after W. H. Dall.
Dall; point or cape, on the mainland coast, near Cape Romanzof, south of the Yukon mouth and north of Nunivak. So called, in 1869, after W. H. Dall. Dall; ridge of mountains, on the western coast of Gravina island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Nichols, in 1883, after W. H. Dall.
Dall; river, tributary to the Yukon, from the north, at the Lower Ramparts. It is Notokakat or Dall of the Coast Survey in 1869; Notochangut or Dall of Raymond, 1871, and Notochargut of Schwatka, 1883.
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Dalnie, island, Yakutat bay; see Knight.
Dalnoi; point, the westernmost point of St. George island, Pribilof islands, Bering sea. Tebenkof and Tikhmenief call it West Konetz (west end). Other- wise known as Dalnoi (distant) point.
1 Dalton, glacier; see Turner.
Dalton; post, range of mountains and trail leading from head of Lynn canal to the interior. As applied to a range of mountains near Dezadeash lake this name has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names. Dalton trail is a well known local name. Named after John Dalton, a well known miner and frontiersman, "justly considered the pioneer explorer of the region."
Dana; peak (4,260 feet high), on the mainland near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Prof. James Dwight Dana, of Yale College.
Danaaku, Jake; see Silver.
Danger; bay, indenting the southern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Opasnaia (dangerous) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Danger; cape, on the northeastern coast of Kittiwake island, Kodiak group. Named Opasnie (dangerous) by Murashef in 1839-40.
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