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Karr; hills, back of Icy bay and near Mount St. Elias, southeastern Alaska. Named by Topham, in 1888, presumably after Mr. Seton-Karr. Erroneously Carr. Karta; bay, at the head of Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archi- pelago. Called, in 1880, Kasaan anchorage (Coast Pilot, p. 85). Kasaan bay was then called Karta, following the erroneous form on British Admiralty chart 2431. Later the charts adopted Kasaan for the large bay and retained Karta for this little bay at its head. Just east of it is the Baranovich fishery, the salmon fishery of Philip Baranovieh having been established here in about 1878 or earlier.
Kasuan, anchorage; see Karta bay.
Kasaan; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Name of Indian origin obtained by the Russians and vari- ously written Casaan, Kasan, Kazarn, and even, by error, Karta.
Kasaan; post-office, on north shore of Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexan- der archipelago; established in December, 1899.
Kasaan; village, of Haida Indians, on Skowl arm, Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Native name.
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Kasatochi; island (1,018 feet high), northwest of the western end of Atka, middle Aleutians. Called Kassatotchy by Lutke, about 1830, who says it is an extinct crater reported to contain a lake.
Kashaiak; Eskimo village, on the north bank of Togiak river, near mouth of the Kashaiak river. Its native name, according to Spurr and Post, 1898, is Kashaiyágamut, i. e., Kasliaiak people.
Kashaiak; river, tributary to the Togiak river, from the north, about 30 miles above the mouth of the latter. Native name, from Spurr and Post, who write it Kasháiyak.
Kashaw; river, tributary to the Kaskawulsh, from the northeast, north of the St. Elias alps. Native name, from Brooks, 1900.
Kashega; bay, indenting the northern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Named Koshiginskoi by Sarichef, in 1792, supposedly after Yetim Koshigin, who wintered at Unalaska in 1763. Has been variously written Kachiginskaia, Kasheega, Kashuga, Koshigin, etc.
Kashega; cape, between Kashega and Pumicestone bays, on northern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof, 1849.
Kashega; native village, in Kashega bay, on the northern shore of Unalaska. So called by Sarichef in 1792. In 1831 it was the headquarters of the bidar- shik or foreman of the Russian-American Company for the western half of Unalaska. Its population then was 41; in 1880, 74, and in 1890, 46. Has been called Kashigin and Koshigin.
Kashevarof; group of islands, in Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Appar- ently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 89).
Kashevarof; passage, separating the Kashevarof group of islands from Prince of Wales island, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Russians. Variously written Kashevarow, Kashevaroff and, erroneously, Kashvarow. It is an oft-recurring Russian family name.
Kashigaluk; Eskimo village, on Nelson island, Bering sea. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its name reported by him to be Kashigalogamute, i. e., Kashigaluk people.
Kashuga, bay; see Kashega.
Kashunuk; Eskimo village, of 20 houses, in the Yukon delta, near the Kashunuk river. Eskimo name, from Nelson, who visited it in December, 1878, and reported a population of 100 or 200. Petrof, 1880, writes Kashunok and reports a population of 125. The Eleventh Census, 1890, calls it Kashu- nahmiut and gives a population of 232.
Kashunuk; river, in the Yukon delta, forming one of the outlets of the Yukon river. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849, who wrote Kizhunak. Also has been written Kizliunok. Nelson, who crossed it in 1878, calls it Kashunuk.
Kashutuk; Eskimo village, in the Yukon delta, near Andreafski. Eskimo name, from Nelson, who visited it in December, 1878. Also has been written Kashutok.
Kashrarow, passage; see Kashevarof.
Kashvik; bay, immediately southwest of Katmai bay, Shelikof strait. Native name from Tebenkof, 1849.
Kasiak; cape, the western point of entrance to Sitkalidak strait, on the southeastern shore of Kodiak. So called by Tebenkof in 1849. Native name. Kasik . is Aleut for seed and Kaiasik for high and rocky.
Kasiana; group of islands, in the northern part of Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Erroneously Kaisana. It is a Russian family name.
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Kasilof; cape, at mouth of the Kasilof river, Cook inlet. The cape appears to have been named by Wosnesenski abont 1840. Also written Kassilow, Kussi- loff, etc.
Kasilof; fishing village, at mouth of the Kasilof river, Cook inlet. Upon or near the site of this village the Russian foreman Kolomin, in 1786, began for the Lebedef-Lastochkin Company a settlement by building two log houses surrounded by a stockade. This was called St. George, presumably after one of the ships of the company. The name Georgiefskaia appears on the old maps.
Kasilof; river, on Kenai peninsula, draining from Tustumena lake to Cook inlet. Apparently a Russian proper name, due to Wosnesenski about 1840. Vari- ously written Kasilof, Kasilova, Kasilovka, Kussiloff, Kussilowa, etc.
Kaskawulsh; river, northeast of Yakutat bay, and tributary to the Alsek. Native name, published, in 1898, and probably earlier. Has been variously written Kaskarwurlch, Kaskarwulch, etc. The above form, Kaskawulsh, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Kasnatchin, point; see Anchor.
Kasnyku; bay, on the eastern shore of Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Native name, reported by Moore in 1895.
Kasook; inlet and lake, on the northern shore of Cordova bay, Alexander archipel- ago. Named published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Kassatotchy, island; see Kasatochi.
Kassik, island; see Kaiasik.
Kassilof, river and village; see Kasilof.
Kasson; creek, tributary to Shovel creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Kataguni; island, one of the Chilkat islands, in Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Native name obtained by the Krause brothers, in 1882, and by them written Katagúne.
Katak. The Russian American map of 1849 shows an Aleut settlement on Afognak bay, Afognak island, called Kattagmint, i. e., Kat-tak people.
Katch, islet; see Kak.
Katcheldat, river; see Yentna.
Kateekuk; island (300 feet high), one of the Semidi islands. Native name obtained, in 1874, by Dall, who wrote it Katee'khuk.
Kate; mountain (4,600 feet high), near Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Kateel; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the west, about 40 miles above mouth of the latter. Native name, reported by Allen, in 1885, as Kateelkakat (on his map) and Koteelkákat (in his text, p. 105), i. e., Kateel river. Has also appeared as Kotelkakat. See Kakat.
Kates Needle; mountain (9,960 feet high), on the western bank of the Stikine, near the international boundary. Also called Kates Needles.
Katete; mountain (4,170 feet high), near the Katete river. Native name, from Hunter, 1877, who has Kwah-tee-tah and Ka-té-té.
Katete; river, tributary to the Stikine river, from the southeast. Native name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1883, as Kwahteetah and later as Ka-te-te and Kalıtite.
Katiushkin. A small stream on Kenai peninsula, debouching in Cook inlet, near East Foreland, is on Wosnesenski's map (1840) in Grewingk (map 3), called Kantütschike. The cape East Foreland is called Katiushkin on Russian Hydrographic chart 1378 (ed. of 1847).
Katlian; bay, in the northeastern part of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by Lisianski after Katlian or Kotlean, one of the native chiefs of Sitkain 1809. Has been called Katlianofa gulf and Kotleana ( Kotlean's) bay.
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Katmai; bay, indenting the northern shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from Vasilief, 1831-32; written Katmai and Katmaiskoi.
Katmai; creek, tributary to Katmai bay, Shelikof strait. Native name.
Katmai; village, on Katmai bay, Shelikof strait, northwest of Kodiak. This is one of the most important of the native villages. Population in 1880, 218; in 1890, 132.
Katnu; river, debouching on the northwestern shore of Cook inlet, immediately west of the West Foreland. Native name, from the Russians.
Katrina; river, tributary to the White, from the west, in latitude 63º. This name has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names. It is apparently an accidental corruption of the native word Katsina, published by the Coast Survey in 1890. Katrina is reported to be the local usage.
Katschadélch. The Krause brothers, 1882, report this to be the native name of a river tributary, from the west, to the upper waters of the Chilkat river. Katschin, river; see Katzehin.
Kutschkahin, river; see Chilkoot.
Katsekahin, river; see Kicking Horse.
Katselina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, a little north of the
Chitina river. Native name, from Abercrombie, 1898, who writes it Katselena.
Katsina, river; see Katrina.
Katz; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880, after Ensign Edward M. Katz, U. S. N.
Katzehin; river, on the mainland, tributary to Chilkoot inlet, from the east, south- eastern Alaska. Native name, variously written Chkazehin (Krause), Katsehin (Coast Survey), and, by error, Katschin. Apparently it is Katz-hini, i. e., Katz river.
Kauatka. One of the Shumagin islands, not identified, is called Kaouakhta by Lutke, who in turn obtained this name from Veniaminof. Veniaminof's notes, 1840, has the form Kauatka, meaning "long, narrow, and with some stony places." Kautas; river, draining from a lake, northward to the Koyukuk river, near longitude 157º. Native name, from Allen, 1885, who wrote it Cawtaskákat, i. e., Kautas river.
Kavalga; island, one of the westernmost of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from the Russians. Lutke and others write it Kakhvalga, but Tebenkof has Kavalga. Erroneously Ravalga.
Kariaiak, bay; see Clarence, port.
Kaviak; Eskimo village, between Golofnin bay and Port Clarence. Called Kaviaga- mute on the map and Kaviazagamute in the text of the Tenth Census by Petrof, in 1880, who reports the population to be 200. Kaviazagemnt of Dall and the Coast Survey in 1869. Near it many maps, since 1869, show a river called Kaviavazak, a name said to be now unknown locally.
Kaviruk; swampy tract and small river at head of Imuruk basin, east of Grantley harbor, Seward peninsula. An Eskimo word, apparently from some of the Franklin search parties about 1850, and spelled Cov-vee-arak. Has also been written Covearak. Billings, 1790, shows a river here called Kauveren on his chart and Ka-ooveren in his text. On a Russian chart of 1802 it is called Kvuveren.
Kayak; cape, the eastern head of Protection harbor, on south coast of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof, in 1849, perhaps from a real or fancied resemblance to the native skin boat called kaiak. Called Moun- tain cape by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Kayak; group of islets, at the southwestern end of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Kayak is
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the native name for their small skin-covered boats. The name has appeared as Kayaik, Kayakteh, and Kayatchi. Was also called Beardslee island by United States naval officers in 1880.
Kayak; island, on the southern border of Controller bay, Gulf of Alaska. This is the island which it is believed Bering saw and named St. Elias in 1741. Cook, in 1778, saw and named it Kaye's island, after Rev. Dr. Kaye, dean of Lincoln. It has also appeared as Kay's island. The Spaniards Arteaga and Bodega, in 1779, called it Nuestra Señora del Carmen, whenee the name Carmen island. The Russians called it Kayak from a fancied resemblance of its outlines to an Eskimo kayak or skin canoe. This has been written Kaiak and Kyak.
Kayakliut; cape, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of Kodiak. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Also written Kayagliuk.
Kayaku, island; see Adak.
Kayayak, village; see Kaguyak.
Kay-e-ghlen, bay; see Whale.
Kaye's, island; see Kayak.
Kayuk, river; see Koynk.
Kazakof; cape, forming the western point of entrance to Danger bay, on south shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. So named by Murashef in 1839-40. Tebenkof applies this name, spelled Kazakofskie, to the eastern head of the bay. Its meaning is Cossack's.
Kazarn, bay; see Kasaan.
Kashyi-Igrat, cape; immediately north of Cape Douglas, Cook inlet. So called on Russian Hydrographic chart 1378 (ed. of 1847). Obviously a Russian rendering of some native phrase or name. Kazik, island; see Chisik.
Kchisakh. On United States Hydrographic chart No. 8 a cape, the southernmost point of Little Tanaga island, middle Aleutians, is called C. Kehisakh. This name has not been found on any chart of earlier date. Most of the names upon it are taken from Tebenkof's charts. In this case Tebenkof shows an islet which he calls Silak island, but does not name the eape. The hydrographie chart does not name the island, but calls the nearby eape C. Kchisakh. Perhaps this is the origin of the name. Kchulach, point; see Kulah.
Keating: range of mountains (3,000 feet high), in the western part of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Kechumstuk; range of hills, south of the Tanana, in longitude 145°. Often called Razor Back Divide by the prospectors. On Coast Survey chart T, editions of 1895 and 1896, it is called Razor Back Divide, and on later editions and maps Ketchumstock Hills.
Keel?' Khtagikh, island; see Kiliktagik.
Keene; channel, north of Keene island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Keene's channel by Meade, in 1869, after the pilot J. W. Keene. Keene; island, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Alexander archipelago. Name published in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 121).
Keene; island, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Keene's island by Meade, in 1869, after the pilot J. W. Keene.
Keene; rock or rocky patch, northwest of the middle channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the United States Navy, in 1879, after pilot J. W. Keene, who reported it in that year. Kegezruk, creek; see Kigezruk.
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Keete; inlet, indenting the southwestern shore of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Apparently a native name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Keetoraia, bay; see Whale.
Kegiktouruk, village; see Kiktaguk.
Kejuchu, island; see Adak.
Kekoor; rock; see Second Kekur.
Kekour, rock; see Third Kekur.
Keku; group of islets, in the north end of Keku strait, Alexander archipelago. Native name, which has been written Kekou and Kiku.
Keku; strait, between Kuin and Kupreanof islands, Alexander archipelago. A native name, which has been variously written Kake, Kikn, etc.
Kekur. This word, spelled Kekoor, Kekour, Kekur, etc., is frequently found on Russian maps of Alaska and Eastern Siberia. It appears to be some native term adopted into the Russian and to mean any high isolated rock or rocky islet. Apparently it is an exact equivalent of the Spanish word Farallon. In the Journal of the Russian Hydrographic Office (1844, vol. 2, pp. 115-129) is a list of words in use by the seafaring folk (promieshlen- niki) of the Archangel government. In this list occurs these two entries: Gurie; pyramid of rocks. Kekur; same as gurie, but oftener by this word is meant an isolated pillar-like rock. The word is in use in Nova Zembla. Paktusof, in 1833, speaks of Guria or Kekura. Petrof (Ban- croft's History of Alaska, p. 225) says, "This expedition fell in with a large party of savages, who had taken up a position on a Kekour," and then adds this explanation, "Such places, to which the Russians applied the Kamchatka name of Kekour, were often used by the natives as natural fortifications and places of refuge. War parties or hunting expeditions would leave their women and children upon such cliffs for safe-keeping till their return." In Wrangell's narrative, edited by Sabine, we find (p. 354) Kekury, Kekurnoi, or columns. Kekur, cape; see Pillar.
Kekur; islet, near the entrance to Kalsin bay, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Called Kekur- noi (pillar) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Kekur, rock; see First Kekur.
Kekur, rock; see Pinnacle.
Kekurnie, cape; see Rocky.
Kekurnoi; cape, on the northern shore of Shelikof strait. between Katmai and Cold bays. By Tebenkof, 1849, it is called Kekurnoi, from Kekur (pillar), and by mistranslation this appears on current charts as Kahurnoi. Lutke, 1835, calls it Nelupaki or Neliupiaki, apparently a native name, while Russian Hydrographic chart 1379 has another native name, Nukakalkak. Kell; bay, Affleck canal, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. Said to be so called by the Indians. Name reported by Helm in 1886.
Kellek, island; see Summit.
1 Kellett, island; see Wrangell.
Kellogg; point, the northern point of entrance to Young cove, Howkan strait, Cor- dova bay, Alexander archipelago. Named by Sheldon Jackson after Miss Fannie E. Kellogg, a teacher at Sitka in 1878.
Kellogg; point, the western point of entrance to Dunbar inlet, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1882, after Miss Fannie E. Kellogg, a teacher at Sitka in 1878.
Kelly; mountain, in northwestern Alaska, near headwaters of Pitmegea river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1890.
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Kelp: bay, indenting the northeastern shore of Baranof island, Chatham strait, AAlexander archipelago. Often referred to as Deep bay, and in 1879 named Kelp bay by Dall in the Coast Pilot, published in 1883.
Kelp; island, near the southern shore of Duke island, Dixon entrance, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Kelp; point, between Dewey and MeHenry anchorages, on Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Kelp; rocks, off Port Chester, Nichols passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Kenachananak; Eskimo village, on the seashore east of Nunivak island, Bering sea. In the Eleventh Census, 1890, it is called Kennachananaghamiut, i. e., Kenachananak people, described as composed of 8 dwellings and 181 people.
Kenai, bay; see Cook inlet.
Kenai; lake, on Kenai peninsula, between Turnagain arm and Resurrection bay, and draining through Kenai river westward to Cook inlet. On some maps called Second lake. See also Skilak.
Kenai; mountains, forming the axis of Kenai peninsula. Commonly so called. Name published in the Tenth Census, 1880. Grewingk, 1849, deriving his information from Wosnesenski, 1842, gives the native name of these mountains as Trüüli; also written Trufli.
Kenai; peninsula, between Cook inlet and Prince William sound. Native name, from the Russians. On early Russian maps the peninsula bears no name, but Cook inlet is called Kenaiskaia gulf. Billings, 1802, calls it Kanaiski land. Grewingk calls it Tschugatsk (Chugach) peninsula. Kenai, strait; see Shelikof.
Kenai; village, at mouth of Kaknu river, on eastern shore of Cook inlet. A forti- fied post was established here by Grigor Konovalof, commanding the ship St. George, of the Lebedef-Lastochkin Company, in August, 1791, and called fort or redoubt St. Nicholas or St. Nicolas or St. Nikolas. On a Russian map of 1802 it is called Pavlovskaia, 1. e., Paul, and a manuscript note says fort De Pawlofsk. In the summer of 1869 there was a military post of the United States here called Fort Kenai, and by this name Kenai, a native name, the place is now known. A post-office, Kenai, was estab- lished here in February, 1899,
Konaiskischer, inlet; see Cook.
Kenasnow, archipelago, etc .; see Kootznahoo.
Kenasnow, island; see Killisnoo.
Kenasnow; rocks, in Kootznahoo roads, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Called Kootznahoo by Meade, in 1869, and Kenasnow by Nichols in 1891. Kendrick; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Prince of Wales island, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1879, after Capt. John Kendrick, of the sloop Columbia, from Boston, who wintered at Nootka in 1788-89.
Kennedy; point, the eastern point of entrance into Saook bay, Peril strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after Surgeon Robert Morris Kennedy, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Kennicott; glacier, on thesoutheastern flank of Mount Blackburn, forming thesource of Kennicott river. So named by Gerdine, in 1900, after Robert Kennicott. Kennicott; pass, between Lakina river and Kennicott glacier. So named by Gerdine, of the Geological Survey, in 1900.
Kennicott; river, tributary to the Nizina, from the north. Local name, in memory of the Alaskan explorer, Robert Kennicott, a pioneer on the Yukon river, who died at Nulato, May 13, 1866.
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Kennon; island, in the entrance to Chichagof harbor, Attu island, western Aleu- tians. So named by Gibson in July, 1855, after Lieutenant Beverley Ken- non, U. S. N.
Kentucky; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Kentucky; creek, tributary to Klokerblok river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Kenunimik; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, 15 miles above Andreafski. Native name, from the Coast Survey, 1898. Perhaps this is identical with Ankachak.
Kestrel; islet, on the north shore of Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Ketarie, point; see Whale.
Ketchikan; post-office and village, on Revillagigedo island, in Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. The post-office was established in April, 1892. Also has been written Kichikan and Kitch-i-kan.
Ketchumstock; see Kechumstuk.
Ketchumville. This name is found on Nelson's map of 1878-79, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society for 1882 (p. 712), and is applied to a post or fort on the mainland just south of St. Michael, Norton sound. It was copied on the census maps of 1880, but is not found on later maps.
Kettrachtä, point; see Battery.
Ketoy, island; see Kittiwake.
Kettle; cape, on the southeastern shore of Umnak island, near Umnak pass, eastern Aleutians. Named Kotelnoi (kettle) by the Russians. The native name is Utmak, presumably from the Aleut, utmán (out of the middle).
Kevulik; river, of northwestern Alaska, debouching between Point Hope and Cape Krusenstern. Eskimo name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1890, with the spelling Kevuleek. The village near its mouth is called Kivalinag- miut by the Russians and Cape Sepping village by Petrof, 1880.
Key; reef, east of Kashevarof islands, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Keystone; canyon, on Lowe river east of Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie, in 1898, presumably after Pennsylvania, the Keystone state.
Khaboutcha, point; see Kabuch.
Khabuch, point; see Kabuch.
Khaigamute, village; see Nunaikak.
Khainiliakh, island; see Kaniliak.
Khaltsekahin, river; see Kicking Horse.
Khantaak; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. This is the native name of a wooden dish used for holding food. First applied by Tebenkof in 1849. Has been written Hantak and Khantak, and might better be writ- ten Kontog, to agree with the pronunciation.
Khatnotoutze, creek; see Medicine.
Khaz; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Chichagof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Apparently named Khaz (fag-end) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Khacamil, island; see Kagamil.
Khazik, island; see Chisik.
Khiltat; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the north, near longitude 144° 30'. Named by Allen, in 1885, after an Indian chief, Kheeltat.
Khitkhouk, cape; see Scotch Cap.
Khituk, cape; see Scotch Cap and Seal.
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Khlebnikof; cape, between Chichagof harbor and Sarana bay, on the northern shore of Attu island, western Aleutians. So named by Etolin, in 1827, presumably after the pilot, Andrei Khlebnikof, who made surveys about Kodiak in 1810. Also written Chlebnikoff.
Khlikakhlik, island; see Latouche.
Khoostoff, island; see Khwostof.
Khoudiakon, islands; see Kudiakof.
Khromchenko, cape; see Etolin.
Khtagalink, island; see Hinchinbrook.
Khulitno, river; see Chulitna.
Khudukh, bay; see Kuluk.
Klum, bay; see Kun.
Khima, island; see Chichagof.
Khutsuoi, island; see Admiralty.
Khutz-n'hu, archipelago, etc .; see Kootznahoo.
Khwostof; island (1,873 feet high), one of the Rat island group, western Aleutians. Apparently so named by Krusenstern, 1827, after Nikolai Alexandrovich Khwostof, a Russian naval officer who, with Davidof, made explorations in Alaska, 1802-1804. According to Lutke the name was applied to a group of which Khwostof island was one. Variously written Khoostoff, Khvostoff, Khwostov, etc.
Kiakasia; river, tributary to the Stikine river, from the south, 3 miles below mouth of the Iskoot. Native name, published as Ki-ka-hay, in 1868, and written Kiah-kah-seah by Hunter in 1877.
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