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East; point, the eastern point of entrance to Chernofski harbor, Unalaska. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
East; spit, at the south end of Cleveland passage, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Nichols in 1891.
East, cape; see Eagle.
East Anchor; cove indenting the eastern shore of Ikatan island (or peninsula), near southern entrance to Isanotski strait, Unimak island. Named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
East Clump; "a small high-water islet" in Tongass narrows, "called by the pilots East Clump." Dall, in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 80), calls it Seat island, and says it is so named from a conspicuous and peculiar seat-shaped rock at its outer end.
East Devil; rock or reef, bare at low water, in Dixon entrance, 4 miles northwest of Zayas island. Named by Dall in 1883. Prior to that date a sunken rock of doubtful position had been called Devil rock, a name suggesting the sailor's state of mind as to sunken rocks. In 1883 Capt. James Car- roll, in the Idaho, found another sunken reef farther west, and this was called by Dall West Devil rock.
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East Foreland; "steep, cliffy point" near the head of Cook inlet, so named by Vancouver in 1794. Wosnesenski, about 1840, according to Grewingk, calls it East cape and gives its native name as Mikischkin or Tuchan Tan (tan meaning cape), and a nearby stream is called Kantütschike. Russian Hydrographic chart 1378 (ed. of 1847) calls it East or Katinshkin cape.
Eastern; anchorage, between the Mission buildings and northern entrance to Mid- dle channel, Sitka harbor, Sitka sound. Old descriptive name.
Eastern; channel, leading into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Vostochnie (eastern) by the Russians.
Eastern, ocean; see Bering sea and Pacific ocean.
Eastern; passage, between the northern part of Wrangell island and the mainland, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1877.
Eastern; passage, leading from Glacier bay to Muir inlet, southeastern Alaska. Has been called East pass. Origin of name not discovered.
Eastern; point, the easternmost point of Krestof island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883. Eastern, shoal; see Southeast.
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Eastern Sitkin, island; see Great Sitkin.
East Francis; sunken rock, in Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Discovered and named by Coghlan, in 1884, after pilot E. H. Francis, the first person who succeeded in making soundings upon it.
East Head; promontory, between Porpoise and Sanborn harbors, on the western coast of Nagai island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1872.
East Head; the northeastern point of entrance to Popof strait, Shumagin islands. Named by Dall in 1872.
East Kusawa; lake, near the headwaters of the Yukon river. Native name. Also spelled Kussua and Kussooa. The Canadian Board on Geographic Names has adopted the spelling Kusawa.
East Nagai; strait, separating Big Koniuji and Nagai islands, Shumagin group. Named by Dall in 1872.
Eaton; mountain, between Corwin cliffs and Mount Augusta, in the St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1890.
Eaton; post-office, established in May, 1899, at the Eaton Reindeer station, on the Unalaklik river, about 10 miles above its mouth, northwestern Alaska. So named after Gen. John Eaton, formerly United States Commissioner of Education.
Eaton; river, tributary to Grantley harbor, Seward peninsula. So called in 1900. Formerly called Fish river, that name including what is here called Niu- kluk and Eaton.
Eckholms (The); group of islets, on the south side of Eastern channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been written Eckholm, Eckholmes, and, by error in transliteration, Ekgalit-tch. It has also been called Beacon group. Eck- holm is a Swedish family name.
Eclipse; creek, tributary to Melsing creek, from the east, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Ecolik, point; see Ikolik.
Edgecumb, island; see Kruzof.
Edgecumbe; cape, at entrance to Sitka sound. Named Edgecumbe by Cook, in 1778, presumably after Mount Edgecumbe, at the mouth of Plymouth harbor, England. It has been variously spelled Edgcumbe, Edgcombe, Edgecombe, Edjecumbe, and Edgkomb. It was seen and named Cabo del Engaño (deceit or deception) by Maurelle in 1775. This name has been variously spelled Enganno, Engano, and Engario. By the early Russians it was called St. Lazaria or St. Lazarus, on the assumption that Mount Edgecumbe was the peak seen and named St. Lazaria by Chirikof in 1741. Also, it has been called Trubitsina. This name is said to have been given by Baranof, in honor of boatswain Trubitsin, one of Chirikof's . officers. In the official list of Chirikof's officers and men, however, this name is absent. The name Sitka (spelled Sitkha, Sitcha, etc. ) has also been applied to this cape, and on some charts both names are retained and applied to different parts of the same locality. This and adjacent land to the eastward has been reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901. In that order it is spelled Edgecombe.
Edgecumbe; lake, near Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named Edgecomb by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Edgecumbe; mountain (3,467 feet high), an extinct volcano, on Kruzof island near the entrance to Sitka sound. Elevation given as 2,676, 2,800, 2,855, 3,467, and 8,000 feet, the last being an estimate by Lisianski, who climbed it in 1805. The elevation 2,855 is that determined by the Coast Survey in 1867, and 3,467 the determination by the Coast Survey in 1897.
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Named Edgecumbe by Cook, in 1778, presumably after Mount Edgecumbe, at the entrance to Plymouth harbor, England. It is Mount St. Lazarus or St. Lazaria of early Russian charts, this name, it is said, having been given by Chirikof in 1741. Maurelle, in 1775, called it Mount de S. Jacinto, which La Perouse, translating, writes Mount Saint-Hyacinte. Variant spellings of all these forms are found including the erroneous one San Vacinto.
Edgecumbe, island; see Kruzof.
Edith; lake, near the Tanana river in latitude 62º 40'. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Edward; cape, on the western coast of Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. Tebenkof calls it Elkugu, which is pre- sumably the native name.
Edward; creek, tributary to Cripple river, from the east, near its mouth, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900 as Eduards and Edward.
Edward; passage, between Fillmore island and the mainland, southeastern Alaska. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Edward; point, the northern point of Deer island, Port Moller, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall, in 1882, after Capt. Edward Perry Ierendeen, to whom is due a considerable extension of our knowledge of the geography of Port Moller. This name has, on one chart, been transferred to an adjacent point on the mainland.
Edwards; island, in Port Beauclerc, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Eek; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the east, near its mouth. Eskimo name, published in Sarichef's atlas, 1826, where it is spelled Ik; on late maps it is Eek.
Eek; inlet and lake, in southwestern part of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Called Eeke by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Eenanukhto; see Einahnuhto.
Egbert, fort; see Fort Egbert.
Egg; bay, west of Egg cape, on the northwestern shore of Atka island, middle Aleu- tians. Called Iaitchnoi (egg) by Lutke in 1836.
Egg; cape, the south point of entrance to Korovinski bay, on northwestern coast of Atka, middle Aleutians. Named Iachnoi (egg) by Lutke or Ingenstrem about 1830. Has been written Iachnoi, Iaitehnoi, Jaichnoi, Yaitchni.
Egg; harbor, on the north shore of Coronation island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. "It is a rendezvous for the Indians, who here ! await favorable weather to go out to the Hazy islands to gather eggs."
Egg; island, between Kittiwake and Little Raspberry islands, Kodiak group. Named Iachnoi (egg) by Murashef, 1839-40.
Egg; island, in Disenchantment bay, Yakutat bay. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. Not found on any chart.
Egg; island, in Moira sound, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Egg, island; see Fish Egg.
Egg; island, northeast of St. Michael, in Norton sound. Named Iachnoi (egg) by the Russians. It is L'ile des Oeufs of Lutke. Archimandritof calls it Zharot.
Egg; island or mud bank, in the Copper river delta. Name from manuscript Coast Survey map, 1900.
Egg, island, Lituya bay; see Cenotaph.
Egg, island, Sandman reefs; see Hunt.
Egg, island, Unalga pass; see Ugalgan.
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Egg; islands, in Popof strait, Shumagin islands. So called by Dall in 1872. Egg, islets, Necker bay; see Guibert.
Egg Shell; isiand, east of Cape Whitshed, at mouth of the Copper river. So called by Moser in 1899. These are the Egg islands of Coast and Geodetic Survey chart 8500 (ed. of 1900).
Egashak, river; see Igushik.
Egichtalik, village; see Aiaktalik.
Egilka, island; see Igitkin.
Egoochshac. Cook gives this as the native name of a bay in Unalaska, which one I have not determined. He entered it October 2, 1778, and says (II, 492): "As all harbours are alike to me, provided they were equally safe and convenient, I hauled into a bay, that lies 10 miles to the westward of Samganoodha, known by the name of Egoochshae; but we found very deep water; so that we were glad to get out again."
Egorkorskoi, cape; see Tanak.
Egoushik, river; see Igushik.
Egowik, creek and village; see Iguik.
Egypt; mountain (2,500 feet high), on the west bank of the Kuskokwin river near latitude 62° 30'. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898.
Eidenu; Eskimo settlement, on Cape Prince of Wales. Variously written Eidannou, Iden-noo, etc. It is not an Eskimo word. Can this be an Eskimo rendering of "I don't know"? Beechey, 1826, writes Ei-dan-noo and Iden-noo.
Eider; anchorage and point, on the western shore of Captains bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Sarichef, 1792, shows a village here called Pestriakovo (eider duck). Kotzebue, 1816, calls it Igognak or Pestriakovo. Thus it has been called Eider, Igoguak, Pestriakof, ete.
Eider; native village, at Eider point, Captains bay, Unalaska, called by Sarichef, 1792, Pestriakof (eider duck). Veniaminof, about 1830, says it was com- posed of five huts (yourts) and 37 people.
Eighteenmile, arm, of Kasaan bay; see Twelvemile.
Eightmile; bend, in the Koyukuk river, near longitude 152° 30'. Descriptive name, given by Allen in 1885.
Einahnuhto; bluffs and hills (600 feet high), in the western part of St. Paul island, Pribilof islands, Bering sea. Also written Ein-ah-nuh-to and Eenanukhto. According to Elliott this is Aleut for the "mammae." Also, according to same, it means the "three mammae."
Eiroogiena, island; see St. Lawrence. Eirugen, island; see St. Lawrence.
Ekgalit-tch, islets; see Eekholms (The).
Ekilik; Eskimo village, on the west bank of Togiak river, about 10 miles from its mouth. Eskimo name obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, who write it Ekilígamut, i. e., Ekilik people.
Ekogmate, village; see Ikogmute.
Ekuk; cape, on the eastern shore of Nushagak river, near its mouth. Native name, from Lutke, 1828, who wrote it Ekouk. Clark point of the Fish Commis- sion, 1888, may be a synonym for this. In the Eleventh Census written Yekuk.
Ekuk: Eskimo settlement, near the mouth of the Nushagak river. Name from Lutke, 1828, who spelled it Ekouk. Has also been written Yekuk.
Elbow; mountain (4,111 feet high), at the first great bend or elbow of the Stikine river, on its northern bank. So named by the Coast Survey.
Eldorado; creek, tributary to headwaters of Budd creek, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
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Eldorado; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- tude 147º. Prospectors' name, published in 1899.
Eldorado; creek, tributary to Tisuk river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Eldorado; river, tributary to Port Safety, Seward peninsula. So called by Barnard in 1900. Previously ealled Eldorado creek.
Eldred; passage, in Kachemak bay, Cook inlet, separating Cohen, Hesketh, and Yukon islands from the mainland. Named by Dall, in 1880, after Saralı Eldred, wife of Marcus Baker.
Eldred; rock (50 feet high ), in Lynn canal, east of Sullivan island. Visited, located, and named, in 1880, by Marcus Baker, after his wife, Sarah Eldred. Krause, in 1882, reported the native name to be Nechraje. Reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order of January 4, 1901.
Eleanor; cove, in eastern part of Yakutat bay, behind Knight island. So named by Puget of Vancouver's party in 1794.
Eleanor; point, the north point of Knight island, Prince William sound. Named by Vancouver in 1794.
Elephant; point, in Eschscholtz bay, Kotzebue sound. So named by Beechey, in 1826, "from the bones of that animal being found near it."
Elephants Head; mountain peak, on the eastern shore of Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas'in 1887.
Eliza; harbor, indenting the southern coast of Admiralty island, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Discovered April 17, 1799, by Mr. Bumstead, of the ship Eliza, from Boston, Captain Rowan, and named "Eliza's Har- bour, in compliment to our ship."
Eliza; point, the southern point of entrance to Port Armstrong, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Elizabeth; cape, at the southwestern angle of Kenai peninsula. So named by Cook, in 1778, because "the discovery of it was connected with the Princess Elizabeth's birth-day" (II, 382). Sauer calls it, erroneously, cape St. Elizabeth.
Elizabeth; point, the northwest point of entrance to Rodman bay, Peril strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Elkamok, island; see Chirikof.
Elkhorn; creek, tributary to the Niukluk, from the south, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. Also, errone- ously, Elkorn.
Elkugu, cape; see Edward.
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Ellamar; post-office, established September, 1900, at Virgin bay, between Ports Fidalgo and Valdes, on the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. Ellice; point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. Named by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, after the Right Hon. Edward Ellice. Erroneously Elice. Elliot; creek, tributary to the Kotsina, from the east. Name from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900.
Ellis; point, the northwestern point of entrance to Tebenkof bay, Kuiu island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. An Indian village here has been called Point Ellis village.
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Ellsworth Cut; a narrow channel, in Sitka sound, separating Harris island from the Baranof shore. Named Ellsworths Cut by United States naval officers, in 1879, after Lieut. Henry G. Ellsworth, United States Marine Corps.
Elma; island, one of the Sannak group. So named by the Fish Commission in 1890. Eloroi, cape; see Chiniak.
Eloroi, cape; see Spruce.
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Elovoi; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Elovoi (spruce) by Vasilief in 1809. Variously called Spruce, Yelowoi, etc.
Elovoi; islet, opposite Hooniah sound, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Elovoi (spruce or fir) by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been written Yelowoi, Firtree, or Spruce island. See also Spruce.
Eloroi, strait; see Narrow.
Eloroi rnutrennie, cape; see Inner Spruce.
Elrington; point, the eastern point of entrance to Port Bainbridge, Prince William sound. Named by Vancouver in 1794.
Elsie; point, the easternmost point of Bell island, Behm canal, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Elson; bay, near Point Barrow. So named by Beechey in September, 1826, "in compliment to Master Thomas Elson," R. N., a member of his party. Its Eskimo name, according to English naval officers, is Tasuk.
Emgeten; island, in northeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Has been variously given as Emheleni, Emgayten, etc. It has also been called Luce island. Origin or meaning of name not discovered.
Emheleni, island; see Emgeten.
Emilie; canyon, on Sanford river, near latitude 62° 30'. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Emily; island, in Duncan canal, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Emily; peak, in eastern part of Mitkof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Emma; cape, on the southern shore of Bennett island, Arctic ocean. At this point the shipwrecked crew of the United States arctic exploring steamer Jeannette landed, in 1881, and De Long named the cape after his wife.
Emmerich; mountain (6,940 feet high ), about 6 miles west of Pyramid harbor, Lynn canal, southeast Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Emmons; island, in Hooniah sound, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1899, after Lieut. George Thornton Emmons, U. S. N. Empalizada, Punta de la; see Palisade.
Empinado; cape, on the southeastern shore of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Cabo Empinado (high cape) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Erroneously Etpinado.
Empty; island, one of the Kasiana group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Pustiia (empty) by Vasilief in 1809.
Emukpun. This Eskimo name appears on Ray's map of 1885 for some feature, per- haps a lagoon near western end of Elson bay at Point Barrow, Arctic coast. Possibly an error for Emukpuk.
Enchantment; cape, on the northwestern shore of Russell fiord, Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1891.
Endicott; arm, of Holkham bay, Stephens passage, southeastern Alaska. Named by Mansfield, in 1889, after Hon. William Crowninshield. Endicott, then Secretary of War.
Endicott; lake, on the eastern border of Muir glacier. Named by Reid in 1890- 1892. The valley was named Main by Muir, and by Reid changed to Endicott on account of improved knowledge of its relation to Endicott river.
Endicott; river, on the mainland, tributary to Lynn canal, from the west, south- eastern Alaska. Named by United States naval officers in 1880, after Hon. William C. Endicott, Secretary of War.
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Endicott; valley, southeast of Mnir glacier. Named Main valley by Muir, and this name changed, by Reid, to Endicott valley on account of improved knowl- edge of its relations to Endicott river.
Endora, mountain; see Eudora.
Engaño, Cabo del; see Edgecumbe.
Engaylen, island; see Emgeten.
Engineers; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1897.
English, bay, Cook inlet; see Graham harbor.
English, bay, Unalaska; see Samganuda.
English; shallow bay, indenting the southern shore of St. Paul island, Pribilof islands, Bering sea. Local name derived, according to Elliott, from the circumstance that a large British vessel was wrecked here in 1847.
Ennis, point; see Bald Head.
Euright, creek; see Slate.
Ensenada del Principe; see Chatham.
Entrance; cape, forming the western point of entrance to a small bay on northern shore of Kupreanof strait, Kodiak group. Named Ustia (entrance) by Murashef, in 1839-40, a name which, in 1849, was applied by the Russian American Company to a point a little farther west.
Entrance; island, at entrance to St. John Baptist bay, in Neva strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Entrance; island, at entrance to Swanson harbor, near southern end of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, given by United States naval officers in 1880.
Entrance; island (45 feet high ), at mouth of Symonds bay, Biorka island, Sitka sound. So named by Symonds in 1879.
Entrance; island (458 feet high), in mouth of Hobart bay, Frederick sound, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Entrance; island, near the north end of Winstanley island, in Behm canal, Alex- ander archipelago. So called by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Entrance, island; see Twins (The).
Entrance; point, being the eastern point of Raspberry island, Kodiak group, and marking the beginning of Kupreanof strait. Named Nachalnie (beginning) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Entrance; point, on Douglas island, marking the western entrance to Gastineau channel, Alexander archipelago. So named by Symonds in 1880.
Entrance; point, the eastern point of entrance to Port Moller, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880.
Entrance; point, the eastern point of entrance to Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Entrance; point, the eastern point of entrance to Sawmill cove, Dall island, How- kan strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1882. Also named Chapman point by Sheldon Jackson, after James E. Chapman, commissioned as a teacher at Howkan village in August, 1881.
Entrance point, the northern point of entrance to Hooniah harbor, Port Frederick, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Symonds in 1880. Entrance; point, the western point of entrance to Narrow strait (between Kodiak and Spruce islands). Named Nachalnie (entrance) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Entrance; point, the western point of entrance to Port Frederick, Icy strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Entrance; rock, in entranee to Hassler harbor, Annette island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1882.
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Entry; peak (1,400 feet high), on the southern coast of Wales island, Dixon entrance, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. Eolus; point, the southern point of entrance to Breezy bay, Tlevak strait. This name, given by Dall in 1882, was suggested by the strong winds encoun- tered there.
E-oo-rogen, island; see St. Lawrence.
E-ou-ick, island; see Chamisso.
Ericsson; peak (4,296 feet high), on the mainland, northeast of Frederick sound. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after the distinguished Swedish engineer John Ericsson, inventor of the Monitor. Erroneously Ericson on some charts.
Ermine; island, on the southeastern shore of Shnyak island, Kodiak group. Named Gornostai (weasel or ermine) by the Russian American Company in 1849. Ermoshkinskie, cape; see Kovrizhka.
Ernest; sound, east of Prince of Wales archipelago, Alexander archipelago. Named Prince Ernest's sound by Vancouver, in 1793, "after His Royal Highness Prince Ernest."
Ernestine; creek, tributary to the headwaters of Kanata river. Local name, reported by Schrader in 1900.
Error; island, one of the Kutchuma group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Oshibki (error) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been written Oshinpi and Oshipki. Has also been called White island and Ship island.
Erskine; bay, at head of Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Captain Melvin C. Erskine of the Alaska Commercial Company. Sarichef, 1792, calls it Kikukalen, appar- ently its native name. Veniamenof calls it Kikukalia.
Erskine; point, the eastern head of Kalekta bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission, in 1888. after Captain Erskine, of the Alaska Commercial Company.
Escape; cape, on Kruzof island, at junction of Hayward strait and Krestof sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Koloshskoi strechi (Koloshian escape) by Vasilief in 1809.
Escape; point, on the western shore of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, in commemoration of his escape from a hostile attack by the natives. Izbavlenia (deliverance) of the Russians. Escarpment; cape, on the northern shore of Norton sound. Named Utes (cliff or bluff) by Tebenkof, in 1833, which is translated escarpe by Lutke. Descriptive name. Not found on recent maps.
Eschscholtz; bay, an arm of Kotzebue sound. Named by Kotzebue in August, 1816, after Dr. Frederick Eschscholtz, his physician and naturalist. Also has been written Eschholtz, Escholtz.
Esker; glacial stream, from the Malaspina glacier, debonching near the head of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1891.
Eskimo; island, in Harrison bay, Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. Named Esqui- maux by Dease and Simpson in 1837.
Espadu, Punta de; see Sword.
Espenberg; cape, the southern point of entrance to Kotzebue sound. Named by Kotzebue, in 1816, after his friend, Dr. Karl Espenberg, who, as surgeon, accompanied Krusenstern on his voyage round the world 1803-06. Erro- neously Espenburg and Spanberg.
Esperanza, point; see Latouche.
Esquibel; bay or gulf, on the western coast of Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Maurelle in 1779. Variously denominated bay and gulf. Mis- spelled Esquible. The original name is given by Petrof as Bahía de Esquivel.
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Esquimaur, island; see Eskimo.
Estelle; mountain, near headwaters of the Kuskokwim river, longitude 153º 15'. So named by Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898.
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