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Dlinnaia, reef; see Long.
Dobriek Testei, bay; see Goodnews.
Doctor; low sandy island, on the Arctic coast, near Point Barrow. Perhaps this is identical with Crescent island or Martin island or both (called Il-liut-kak by the Eskimos) of British Admiralty chart 2164, published in 1854. (See Martin. )
Doe; mountain (2,976 feet high), on Revillagigedo island, near Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. Buck and Fawn mountains are near by.
Dog; cape, the southeasternmost point of Agattu island, western Aleutians. by Tebenkof South west or Sabak (dog).
Called Dog, creek; see Colorado.
Dog; island, on the northern shore of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Dog; point, the south point of entrance to Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named Sabachi (dog) by Vasilief in 1809.
Dogfish; bay, on the eastern shore of Portland canal, near its mouth. Named by Pender in 1868.
Doggetlooscat; see Dagitli. Dolgay, island; see Long.
Dolgoi; cape, the south point of Dolgoi island, near Belkofski, Alaska peninsula. So called by Dall in 1880.
Dolgoi, cape; see Kukistan.
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Dolgoi; harbor, indenting the western coast of Dolgoi island, near Belkofski. Prob- ably a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1882.
Dolgoi, island, Cordova bay; see Long.
Dolgoi; island, in Port Bazan, Dall island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Dolgoi (long) by Zarembo in 1834.
Dolgoi; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Called Dolgoi (long) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Dolgoi; island, near Belkofski, on southern shore of Alaska peninsula. Named Dolgoi (long) by the Russians. Its Aleut name, according to Veniaminof (I, 252), is Ananakeik.
Dolgoi, island, Sitka sound; see Long.
Dolgoi, lake; see Lower.
Dolomi; post-office, between Moira and Cholmondeley sounds, on the eastern shore of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Established in August, 1900.
Dolores; port, in Suemez island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Puerto de los Dolores (port of the sorrowing) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Dolls, island; see Dall.
Dome; creek, tributary to American creek, from the south, in the Eagle mining · region. Local name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Dome; creek, tributary to O'Brien creek, from the east, in the Fortymile mining region. Local name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Dome; creek, tributary to Tisuk river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Dome; mountain (2,100 feet high), on the western side of Portland canal, in lati- tude 55° 04. Named by Pender in 1868.
Dome; pass (4,300 feet high), in the St. Elias alps. Descriptive name given by Russell in 1890.
Dome; peak, near the head of Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name given by Thomas in 1887.
Dome; peak (4,420 feet high), on the mainland, west of Lincoln island, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Dome; peak (6,500 feet high), on the western side of Portland canal, in latitude 55° 25'. Descriptive name given by Pender in 1868.
Dome, peak; see Fortymile dome.
Dome; point, on the eastern shore of Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880.
Dome; point, on the western shore of Long island, Port Frederick, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Dominion; creek, tributary to the headwaters of Mission creek, from the west, near latitude 64° 20' in the Eagle mining region. Local name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Donjek; river, tributary to White river, from the south, near latitude 62º. Native name; has also been written Donjeck. The above form, Donjek, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Dora; bay, in Cholmondeley sound, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Clover, in 1885, presumably after his wife, formerly Miss Dora Miller.
Dora; creek or river, tributary to the Chitina river, from the north, about 25 miles above junction of the Chitina and Copper rivers. Named Dora by Lieu- tenant Allen, April 14, 1885, after Miss Dora Johnson, of Chicago, after- wards his wife. On map 1 of Allen's report it is printed Dora, but on map 2 of same report it is printed Dare, and this form has been copied on Coast and Geodetic Survey chart 3091. On a late map it is printed Dark.
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Dora; harbor, indenting the southern shore of Ikatan island (or peninsula), near Isanotski strait, Unimak island. Named Loras by the Fish Commission in 1888. Called Lords by the Coast Survey and known locally as Dora harbor.
Doran; strait, separating the front of Washington glacier from the opposite main- land, Harriman fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition, in 1899, after Capt. P. Doran, of the steamer George W. Elder, which bore the expedition.
Doris, bay; see Mud.
Dorn; island, in Seymour canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield, in 1890, after Lieut. Edward J. Dorn, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Dornin; sunken rock, off the western end of Douglas island, Stephens passage, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Mansfield in 1890, after J. B. Dornin, a member of his party.
Dorokhora, bay; see Deep.
Doroshin: glacier, on Kenai peninsula, near Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. So named by Dall, in 1880, after Peter P. Doroshin, a Russian mining engi- neer, who made investigations in Cook inlet in 1848.
Dorothy; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Dorozhnoi, island; see Road.
Double; island, in Krestof sound, north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Dvoinoi (twin) by Vasilief in 1809. Called Dwinoi in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 155) and Double in late Coast Survey publications.
Double; island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Dvoinoi (double, or twins) by Vasilief in 1809.
Double; island, near Dewey anchorage, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886. The island is double at high water.
Double; islands, between Cat and Dog islands, in Felice strait, southeast of Annette island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Double Point; mountain, on the north bank of the Koyukuk, near Arctic city. Descriptive name, given by Allen in 1885.
Doubtful; harbor, on the southern coast of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. So named by Berry in 1881. Possibly this is a synonym for Selfridge bay.
Douglas; bay, indenting the southern coast of Kupreanof island, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Helm, in 1866, and spelled on various charts Douglas and Douglass indiscriminately.
Douglas; cape, on the western shore of Seward peninsula, just south of Port Clarence. So named by Beechey in 1826.
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Douglas; cape, the western head of Cook inlet. So named by Cook, in 1778 (II, 385), after Dr. Douglas, canon of Windsor. It is Kamieshatskoi of a Russian chart of 1802. The native name is given as Kukvak, Koukhat, and Kuchat.
Douglas, entrance; see Dixon.
Douglas; island, opposite Juneau, at the north end of Alexander archipelago. Named Douglas's by Vancouver, in 1794, after the Bishop of Salisbury. Has sometimes been written Douglass.
Douglas; post-office on Douglas island, southeastern Alaska. Established in Jan- uary, 1888.
Douglas City. The mining town on Douglas island (population 402 in 1890) is often so called.
Douglass; peak, on the mainland, east of Farragut bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
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Dou-Dry.
Doushnai, bay; see Close.
Dove; islet, at entrance to Jamestown bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers, in 1880, after a Mr. Dove, employed on the U. S. S. Jamestown in that year.
Dowling; peak, on the north shore of Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Drake; island (about 1,000 feet high), in Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Origin of name not discovered. First found on British Admiralty chart 2431, corrected to 1890.
Dranishnikof; mountain or peak, near Deep lake, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Vasiliet in 1809. Has been called Mount Dranish. Locally known as Redoubt mountain.
Dranishnikof. The settlement or fishing station at the outlet of Deep lake, in Sitka sound, was sometimes so called. More commonly it was, and still is, spoken of as The Redoubt.
Draper; mountain (7,546 feet high), near the head of Disenchantment bay, south- eastern Alaska. Named by Russell, in 1891, after Prof. John William Draper.
Dress; point, in Behm canal on the northwestern shore of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Drew; point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. Named by Dease and Simp- son, in 1837, after Richard Drew, esq., of the Hudson Bay Company.
Drier; bay, indenting the western shore of Knight island, Prince William sound. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Driest; point, the north point of entrance to Port Chester, Annette island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. Erroneously Dreist.
Driftwood; small open bay, on the southern shore of Umnak island, eastern Aleu- tians. Named Drovenaia (firewood) by the Russians on account of the abundance of driftwood found here. On account of its shape the Russians sometimes called it Dvoinoi (double or twin). Also it was known as Sta- raia gavan (old harbor), because one of the early Russian trading vessels anchored here. Has also been written Drovianaia.
Drorenaia, bay; see Driftwood.
. Drozdof, island; see Blackbird.
Drum; mountain (13,700 feet high), east of and near the Copper river, near longi- tude 144°. Named, in 1885, by Allen, after Adjt. Gen. Richard Coulter Drum, U. S. A.
Drum Head; peak, on the northern coast of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Named Drum Head, by Berry, in 1881. Also written Drumhead.
Drunkard; bay, on the southeastern coast of Kodiak. This name was given by Lisianski, in 1805, in his text. Name not found elsewhere and the place not identified.
Dry; bay, on the mainland coast, between Lituya bay and Yakutat. So called by Davidson in 1869. It appears to be a shallow lagoon where the waters from the melting glaciers contend with the ceaseless surges of the Pacific. Cook saw this place, in 1778, and under the supposition that it was the spot where Bering anchored July 20, 1741, named it Beerings's bay (II, 347). This name, variously spelled, was adopted by Malaspina, Dixon, and others. La Perouse called it Behring's river. Tebenkof represents this as the delta of the Alsek, debouching through five mouths or rivers, of which four bear the names Tlegan, Taaltsug, Vankahina, and Kakanhina, the fifth being unnamed; whence arose the name Five Rivers or Dry bay. In the Coast Pilot of 1869 Davidson also calls it Shallow bay.
Dry; cove, on the western shore of Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Descriptive name given by Nichols in 1882.
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Dry; creek, tributary to Camp creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Dry; creek, tributary to Copper river, from the east, north of Sanford river. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Dry; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the east, near its mouth, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Dry; island (2,461 feet high), in delta at mouth of the Stikine river, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Dry; open bay, just north of Alitak bay, on southwestern shore of Kodiak. Named Sukhoi (dry) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Dry, passage; see Blind.
Dry, river; see Blind.
Dry; strait, much obstructed by shoals, separating Mitkof island from the mainland, near Stikine river mouth, Alexander archipelago. Named Sukhoi (dry) by the Russians. Also written Suchoi channel and Soukhoi strait. Dry, strait; see Hayward.
Drying; point, the western point of entrance to Dry Spruce bay, on the northern shore of Kodiak. Named Obsiekaiushie (drying up round about) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Dry Spruce; bay, on the northern coast of Kodiak. Named Sukhoi Elnik (dry spruce) by Murashef in 1839-40. Written erroneously Sucho Emnik bay. Dry Spruce; peninsula (at high-water), in Kupreanof strait, on the northern shore | of Kodiak. Named Sukhaho Elnika (of dry spruce) by Murashef in 1839-1840. Sucho Emnik on one chart by error of transliteration.
Dschenuteche; a ridge of mountains, near the head waters of Klehini river, south- eastern Alaska. The Krause brothers report this name, Dschenutéche, to be the native name, and give its meaning as Back of the mountain goat. Dubuque; mountain (2,145 feet high), in the eastern part of Annette island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Duck; bay and settlement, on the southeastern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak . group. Named Selezneva (wild duck or drake) by the Russians. Selezni (Russian) is Kalágin (Aleut) for a lake bird. Kalágak, according to Veniaminof, is Aleut for Selezen (Russian for duck) and also for a marine fish, Kalaga. Elliott says the Aleuts call all the small cottoid fishes Kalog. Duck; cape, on the northeastern coast of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Selezneva (wild duck) by the Russians in 1848.
Duck; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Duck; island, near the head of Bradfield canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Duck; islet, near Kukak bay, Shelikof strait, west of Afognak island. Named Utinoi (of ducks) by the Russians. Lutke calls it l'îlot Outinoi (des canards).
Duck; islet, southeast of Grave point, Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by local pilots. Name not found on any map.
Duck; point, the south point of Whitney island, Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Dude; mountain, in the western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Duffield; peninsula, forming the northern end of. Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Moore, in 1895, after Gen. William Ward Duffield, Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Duffield, glacier; sce Turner.
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Dugan; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the south, near longitude 150°. Named, in 1885, by Allen, after Lieut. Thomas Buchanan Dugan, U. S. A. Duke; hill (540 feet high), on the eastern edge of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
Duke; island, the southernmost of the Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879. The southernmost point of this island had been named Northumberland by Vancouver, in 1793, after the Duke of Nor- thumberland.
Duke; point, the easternmost point of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
Duke of Clarence, strait; see Clarence.
Duke of York, islands; see York.
Dulbi; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the east, in longitude 156° 30'. Native name, reported by Allen, in 1885, as Dulbikakat, i. e., Dulbi river. See Kakat.
Dunbar; inlet, opening into Tlevak strait, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Dall, in 1882, after Miss Margaret J. Dunbar, of Steu- benville, Ohio, who began missionary work in Alaska in 1879.
. Dunbar; point, the southern point of entrance to Young cove, Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Sheldon Jackson, after Miss Margaret J. Dunbar.
Duncan; canal, indenting the southern coast of Kupreanof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Admiral Dunean, R. N. Has also been called Duncan channel and Canal de Dunkan.
Duncan, passage; see Beecher.
Duncan; peaks, two in number, east of Duncan canal, on Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Dundas; bay, indenting the mainland coast, on northern shore of Cross sound, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1879.
Dundas; point, the eastern point of entrance to Dundas bay, Cross sound, south- eastern Alaska. Named by Vancouver in 1794.
Dununak, village; see Tanunak.
Dupont; peak (5,794 feet high), on the mainland coast east of Frederick sound, southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, U. S. N.
Durelle; mountain (4,300 feet high), east of Klutina lake. So named by Aber- crombie in 1898. Also has been written Du Relle.
Durrant; creek, tributary to Stewart river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Dushistoi, islands; see Fragrant.
Dushkot; islet, near the head of Beaver bay, Unalaska. Probably so named by Sarichef, who made a sketch or reconnaissance of Beaver bay and Cap- tains bay, Unalaska, June 3-10, 1790.
Dushnaia, bay; see Close.
Dutch; creek, tributary to Ophir creek, from the north, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Dutch; harbor, on the eastern side of Amaknak island, in Captains bay, Unalaska. So named from the tradition that a Dutch vessel was the first to enter it. Veniaminof says that it is called, by old navigators, Dutch (Hollandish ) harbor. Sarichef, 1792, calls it Udakta. According to Lutke, Tebenkof calls it Ougadakh. Davidson and Dall wrote Ulakhta harbor. It, and the village on its shores, is now universally known as Dutch harbor.
Dutch Camp; basin, on Lowe river, east of Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898. Now generally known as Dutch Flat.
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Droini-bratef (twin brothers), Sitka sound; see Twin;
Droinoi, bay; see Driftwood.
Droinoi, island; see Double.
Dirinoi, islet, Krestof sound; see Double.
Dyea; port of entry and post-office (established in June, 1896) at the head of Lynn canal. The inlet was called Tyya by Meade, in 1869, Dejah by Krause, in
1882, Dayay by Schwatka, in 1883, and Chilkoot or Taiya by the miners. Dyer; cape, on the Arctic coast between Point Hope and Cape Lisburne. So named by Becchey in 1827.
Dyer; cape, on the mainland coast, southwest from the mouth of the Yukon river. So named by Dall, in 1869, after Joseph Tarbell Dyer, now of Washington, D. C., who explored in this region, in 1865-66, for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Dying; glacier, near Muir inlet, Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name, given by Reid in 1892. " Dying glacier belongs to the past and is melting away."
Dyke; mountain (6,700 feet high), on the western shore of Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Eads; peak (4,636 feet high), on the mainland, north of Frederick sound, south- eastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after the distinguished engineer, James Buchanan Eads.
Eagle; bay, on the southern coast of Unalaska, immediately east of Kashega bay. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Eagle; cape, on the northwestern shore of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Called Orlinie (eagle) by the Russians, who in turn seem to have taken it from the native name Amakaktuli, supposed to mean eagle.
Eagle; creek, tributary to the right fork of the Bluestone river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Eagle; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the east, near Eagle. Local name obtained by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Eagle; glacier (1,200 feet high), on the mainland, east of Lynn canal. Apparently so named by Meade, in 1869, from its fancied resemblance to an eagle with outstretched wings.
Eagle; harbor, indenting the western shore of Nagai island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1872.
Eagle; harbor, on the southern [or (?) northern] shore of Ugak bay, on eastern shore of Kodiak. The Eagle Harbor Packing Company, of Kodiak, has an establishment at this harbor, which, on a late Fish Commission map, is located on the north shore of Ugak bay. According to some, Eagle har- bor village or settlement is identical with Orlova of the Russians. A post- office was established here in November, 1898. The Kodiak Packing Company established a saltery here prior to 1890.
Eagle; island, east of Onslow island, near junction of Ernest sound and Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Eagle; mining camp, on left bank of the Yukon near the international boundary. A trading station, consisting of one log house, was built here, in 1881, and abandoned the next year. This was called Belle Isle. On its site was established the mining camp locally called Eagle City, about 1898. An United States post-office, called Eagle, was established here in November, 1898.
Eagle; mountain (about 1,500 feet high), at head of Eagle harbor, Nagai island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1872.
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Eagle; point, on the mainland, near head of Portland canal. Apparently so named by the Coast Survey in 1891. May possibly have been named by Pender in 1868.
Eagle; point, on the southern shore of Unalaska, separating Eagle and Kashega bays. Named by the Fish Commission in 1888. From a manuscript note on Sarichef's Chart XIV of 1792 it would appear that the native name of this point is Amtchik. It is East point of the Coast Survey in 1869.
Eagle; reef, in Favorite channel, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Eagle Crag; mountain (5,705 feet high), on the mainland, east of the Stikine river and near the international bonndary. Has also been called Eagle.
Eaglek; bay, indenting the northern shore of Prince William sonnd. Apparently a native name, published by the War Department, in 1900, as Eagleck.
Eagle Nest; mountain, on north bank of the Lewes river, Yukon, a little above the mouth of Nordenskiold river. According to Schwatka, 1883, the Chilkats call it by a name which means Eagles' Nest, the Tahk-heesh by a name which means Otter Tail. To settle the matter he named it Park- man, after the historian, Prof. Francis Parkman. It is Adler-Nest butte of one German publication.
Eananukhto, bluffs and hills; see Einahnuhto.
Ears; two peaks on the Arctic coast, between Point Hope and Cape Lisburne. Descriptive name given by Beechey in 1827.
Ears; two peaks, southwest of Shishmaref inlet, on Seward peninsula, northwestern Alaska. Descriptive name given by Beechey in 1827.
East; bay, immediately sonth of Pavlof volcano and near the entrance to Pavlof bay, Alaska peninsula. Presumably a local name, reported by Dall in 1880. East, bay; see Nazan.
East; beacon, on the Middle Eckholm, Sitka sound. Erected and named by United States naval officers in 1880.
East; bight of Nagai, a bay or harbor indenting the eastern shore of Nagai island, Shnmagin islands. So called by Dall in 1872.
East; cape, on the eastern end of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Called Vostochnoi (east) by Tebenkof, 1849.
East; cape, the easternmost point of Amchitka island, Rat island group, western Aleutians. So called by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1855.
East; cape, the easternmost point of Attu island, western Alentians. Named Vostochnie (east) by the Russians.
East; cape, the easternmost point of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named Vostoch- nie (east) by Murashef in 1839-40. Tikhmenief calls it Ostrovskoi (islets) point.
East; fork of the Chandlar river, near longitude 147º. Prospectors' name, published in 1899.
East; fork of the Kusawa river, one of the tributaries of the upper Ynkon. Little is known of it. Kranse calls it Kussooáchrawathini (Ynkon).
East; island, near Duke island, in sonthern entrance to Revillagigedo channel, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
East; island, near the entrance to Ward cove, Tongass narrows, Alexander archi- pelago. Probably so named by pilot W. E. George. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1883.
Eust; island, one of the Inian group, Cross sound, Alexander archipelago. Appar- ently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883.
East; island, one of the Kashevarof gronp, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886.
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East; ledge, east of Keene island, on Mitkof shore of Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot, 1891.
East; peak (1,406 feet high), near Chichagof harbor, Attu island, western Aleu- tians. So named by Gibson in July, 1855.
East; peak (4,900 feet high), near Valdes, Prince William sound. Named by Abercrombie in 1898.
East; point, between Freshwater bay and Tenakee passage, on the eastern coast of Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. The name was applied by Meade in 1869 to the eastern point of entrance to Freshwater bay. Neither of these names, East and Freshwater, has its original application.
East; point, in the eastern part of Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Glass in 1881.
East; point, on the eastern shore of Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols in 1882.
East; point, on the eastern shore of Woronkofski island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow in 1886.
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East; point, on the southeastern shore of Kittiwake island, Kodiak group. Named Vostochnie (east) by Murashef, 1839-40. It is Uskosti (narrow) of the Russian American Company map of 1849.
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