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Kialagvik; hay, on the southeastern coast of Alaska peninsula, near Mount Becha- rof. Native name, from the Russians. Also written Kialagvit.
Kialegak; native village, on the eastern end of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849, who wrote Kgallegak. Also has been written Krallegak. The above spelling, which seems more probable, Is from Russian Hydrographic chart 1455 (ed. 1852).
Kiavak; bay, west of Sitkalidak island, indenting the southern shore of Kodiak. So called by Tebenkof in 1849. Native word. Has been written Kiawak and Kiyavak. It is apparently identical with Naumliaek bay and village of Lisianski in 1805.
Kiavak; cape, at the south point of entrance to Kiavak bay, Kodiak. So called by Tebenkof in 1849.
Kiarak, passage; see Klawak.
Kichikan, village; see Ketchikan.
Kichzulik, bay; see Kuzhulik.
Kicking Horse; river, tributary to the Chilkat river, from the south, near its mouth, southeastern Alaska. So called on a recent railroad map. Its native name has been variously given as Chalzékahīn ( Krause), Katsekahin (Nichols), Khaltsekahin (Coast Survey), Khalzekahin (Dall), etc. Apparently its native name sounds like Katsek-hini, i. e., Katsek river. Kielkek, island; see Summit.
Kiestotnak, cape; see West Foreland.
Kietaguk, village; see Kiktaguk.
Kigalga, island; see Tigalda.
Kigalgin; island, one of the group of islands of the Four Mountains, eastern Aleu- tians. Native name, from Veniaminof, about 1830. Not inhabited. Has been written Kigalga, "a name often recurring in the Aleutian islands." See also Ugalgan.
Kigamil, island; see Kagamil.
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Kiganin; island, one of the Shumagin group, not identified. Called Kiganghym by Lutke, who, in turn, obtained the name from Veniaminof. In a later publication Veniaminof calls it Kiganin.
Kigezruk; river, in the extreme western part of Seward peninsula, debouching between capes York and Prince of Wales. Named after Kiviarzruk, a Prince of Wales Eskimo, who discovered gold here in June, 1899. Has been written Kiryarzark, Kiugaarzruk and Kivyearzruk, and is now called, locally, Kigezruk.
Kightak Sichtunak, islands; see Trinity.
Kigluaik; range of mountains, in western part of Seward peninsula. Eskimo name, from Beechey, 1827, who wrote it Kig-low-aic. Has also been called Kiglowa, and by the miners Kiglo-white and Craggly-white. On a late map called Sawtooth.
Kigmil, cape; see Prince of Wales.
Kiguga; cape and cliff, on the northwestern coast of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Kigun; cape, the westernmost point of Atka, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Perhaps from the Aleut kiguk (diver or grebe).
Kigunak; cape, in Inanudak bay, on the northern coast of Umnak, eastern Aleu- tians. Native name, from Kuritzien, 1849.
Kigushimkada; cape, on the northern shore of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Kuritzien, 1849.
Kikhtak, island; see Kodiak.
Kikiktak; Eskimo village, at the mouth of Hotham inlet, Kotzebue sound. Eskimo name, from Petrof, 1880, who writes it Kikiktagamute, i. e., Kikiktak peo- ple. Population in 1880, 200.
Kiktagaliuk; islets, north of Chirikof island, near Cold bay, Alaska peninsula. Native name, from the Russians.
Kiktaguk; Eskimo village, on the southern shore of Norton sound, about 22 miles east of St. Michael. Dall, who visited it October 8, 1866, reports its name to be Kegiktówruk, a "word derived from Kikhtuk, meaning an island." Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Kiektaguk, while the Coast Survey parties of 1898 call it Ikikiktoik and the hill near it Toik.
Kiktak; Eskimo village, on a large island in the Kuskokwim river, about 25 miles above Bethel. Native name, from Nelson 1878-79, who wrote it Kikkhta- gamute, i. e., Big Island people. Kiktak is the native word, which has by corruption become Kadiak and Kodiak. Petrof in 1880 gives its popula- tion as 232 and its name Kik-khtagamute. The Eleventh Census gives a population of 119 and the name, Kikikhtagamiut.
Kikv, islet and village; see Kake. Kikukalen, bay; see Erskine.
Kilbuck; range of mountains, east of the lower reach of Kuskokwim river, western Alaska. So named by Spurr, in 1898, after Rev. John H. Kilbuck, a Dela- ware Indian missionary and teacher at Bethel.
Kiliatva; river, in St. Elias alpine region, debouching between the Alsek delta and Yakutat bay. Apparently a native name; published by Tebenkof in 1849. Kiliktagik; island (750 feet high), one of the Semidi islands. Native name, obtained, in 1874, by Dall, who wrote it Keeli'Khtagikh.
Kilimantavie; Eskimo village, near Wainwright inlet, Arctic coast. Tikhmenief, 1861, calls it Kilametagag-miut; Petrof, 1880, calls it Kolumakturook; Hydrographic chart 68 calls it Kelamantowruk, while later charts omit it or call it Kilimantavie. According to Murdoch this name is Ke-lev-a- tow-tin (sling).
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Kiliuda; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Kodiak. Native name, reported by
the Russians. Has been written Kiliouda, Kiliouk, Kilinda, Kiluidinskoi, Kiliuk, Killuda, Kiluden, etc. Perhaps it is a corruption of Kíliak, an Aleut word meaning morning, or Kiliak, carly in the morning, and udu, bay.
Kiliuda; native village, on the north shore of Kiliuda bay, Kodiak. Has been gen- erally written Killuda.
Kiliuluk, bay; see Kuliliak.
Killai. Petrof, 1880, shows two native villages on the headwaters of the Kok river, northern Alaska, designated as Killaïmutes, i. e., Kilaï people.
Killisnoo; island, opposite Peril strait, in Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Corruption of some native word. Apparently only another form of Kootznahoo (Khutz-n'hu = bear fort). It is identical with Kenasnow island of Meade in 1869. Speaking of this island and the harbor east of it, etc., Meade says: "The names Kenasnow and Koteosok are the Indian names of these places, and as such I have inserted them on my charts."
Killisnoo; post-office and native village, on or near Killisnoo island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. The post-office was established here in July, 1884.
Killisnoo; reef, off west end of Killisnoo island, Chatham strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Kenasnow by Meade, in 1869. On late charts changed to Killisnoo.
Kilikuhn; creek, tributary to Kruzgamepa river, from the east, Seward peninsula. So named by Brooks, in 1900, after his cook, Charles Kuhn.
Killuda, village; see Kiliuda.
Kilokak; rocks, near Agripin bay, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula. ! Native name, published by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Kiluidinskoi, bay; see Kilinda.
Kimball; mountain (10,000 feet high), south of the Tanana river, near longitude 145°. So named by Allen in 1885.
Kimball; pass, west of the Copper river, in latitude 61º 30'. Name from Aber- crombie in 1898.
Kinak; Eskimo village, on right bank of the lower Kuskokwim. Visited by Nel- son in January, 1879, who reported its native name to be Kinagamiut, i. e., Kinak people. Its population was at that time about 175. Popula- ! tion in 1880, 60; 1890, 257. Kínak is said to be the Eskimo word for face. t Kinak; river, on the mainland, east of Nunivak, draining from Dall lake, south- ward to Bering sea. Native name, from Nelson, 1878. According to J. H. Kilbuck, the word means face. Late maps show the Kinak river flowing not southward to the sea, but eastward to the Kuskokwim. Kinegnagmiut, village; see Razboinski.
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Kinegnak; Eskimo village, of 76 people in 1890, near Cape Newenham, Bering sea. Name from the Eleventh Census, where it is Kinegnagmint in the text (p. 99) and Kniegnagamute on the map, i. e., Kinegnak people.
King, cove; see Peterson bay and Salmon bay.
King George Third's archipelago. That part of the Alexander archipelago which lies west of Chatham strait and south of Cross sound and ley strait was named by Vancouver King George Third's archipelago. The name is obsolete.
King; island (700 feet high), in Bering strait. Discovered by Cook, August 6, 1778, and named by him King's island, after Lieut. James King, a member of his party. Its native name, according to Nelson, is Ukiwuk, a name which ; has been given as Okiben, Oo-ghe-book, Oo-ghee-a-book, Ookivok, Oukivok, Ukivok, etc.
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King; mountain (about 1,300 feet high), in the Nome mining region, Seward penin- sula. Local name, published in 1900.
Kingegan; Eskimo village, with population, in 1890, of 488, at or near Cape Prince of Wales, Bering strait. Beechey, in 1827, says: "The natives have a vil- lage upon the lowland near the cape called Eidannoo, and another inland, named King-a-ghe." Dali says: "Known to natives as far south as Norton sound and to local navigators as King-é-gan." It has been written King- a-ghee, Kingigamute, King-a-khi, etc.
Kinghiak, village; see Suworof.
Kings; cove, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, just west of Bel- kofski. Named King's cove by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Kings; creek, tributary to the Matanuska, from the north, about 30 miles above the mouth of the Matanuska. So known locally. Presumably named after Al. King, one of Alaska's pioneer prospectors. Name published in 1899. King Salmon; river, tributary to the Nushagak. Local name, obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, from trader A. Mittendorf.
Kings Cabin; home of Al. King, a prospector, at junction of Kings creek and Mata- nuska river.
Kingsmill; point, on the northwestern shore of Kuiu island, Chatham strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver, in 1794, after Vice-Admiral Kingsmill, R. N.
King Solomon; creek, in the Fortymile mining district, trihuuary to O' Brien creek. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Kiniaak, village; see Suworof.
Kinik, arm, river, etc .; see Knik.
Kiniklik ;. village, on northern shore of Prince William sound. Native name, from Schrader, 1900, who wrote it Kinicklick.
Kinkaid; mountain, on the eastern shore of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey, presumably after C. A. Kinkaid, who was one of the first council elected at Sitka, shortly after the transfer of Alaska from Russia to the United States in 1867. It is the mountain of four stone pyramids of Vasilief in 1809.
Kinuiak, village; see Suworof.
Kiougilakh, cape; see Kiugilak.
Kipnaiak, river; see Black.
Kipniak; Eskimo village and Coast Survey tidal station, at mouth of the Black river, in the Yukon delta. Nelson, 1879, reports its name to be Kipniaguk and Dall writes it phonetically Kip-naí-k. A late Coast Survey chart has Kripniyukamiut.
Kipniak, river; see Black.
Kirbas; island, immediately south of Spruce island, of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by Vasilief in 1809.
Kirilof; bay, indenting the northern shore of Amchitka island, Rat island group, western Aleutians. So named by Ingenstrem in 1830. Has been written Kirilovskaia, Kirloff, etc.
Kirinskaia, creek; see Sawmill.
Kirk; point, the northern point of Foggy bay, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. The point is almost an island at high water and was in the Coast Pilot of 1883 called an island.
Kirushkin; island, southwest of Japonski island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipel- ago. Named Kiriushkin (smelt) by Vasilief in 1809. Kiryarzark, river; see Kigezruk. Kishnak, cape; see Seal.
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Kiska; harbor, indenting the eastern shore of Kiska island, Rat island group, west- ern Aleutians. Named Kyska by Dall in 1873.
Kiska; island, one of the principal islands of the Rat island group, western Aleu- tians. Perhaps this is St. Stephen island of Bering in 1741. Kiska or Keeska is, according to Dall, the Aleut word for gut. Variously written Kiksa, Kishka, Kyska, Küska, Kysa, etc., and often Great or Big Kiska to distinguish it from Little Kiska, near by.
Kismalink, bay; see Alimuda.
Kisselen; bay, at the head of Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Sarichef, 1792, gives its Aleut name as Kisselen, but Veniaminof has Kissialiak. The Fish Commission, in 1888, called it Worsham bay.
Kita; islet, in the southeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Kita (whale) by Vasilief in 1809.
Kitagutak, island; see Ukolnoi.
Kitchen; anchorage, in Belkofski bay, Alaska peninsula. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Kite; island, in Boca de Quadra, near Vixen bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Kitkuk, cape; see Scotch Cap.
Kitori, island; see Whale.
Kittens (The) ; two rocky islets, in the southern end of Lynn canal, near Funter bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
Kittiwake; island, between Afognak and Kodiak. Called Govorushechie or Kitoi (red-legged kittiwake-a species of gull, or whale) by Murashef in 1839-40. This usage was followed by Tebenkof and the Russian American Company, 1849. Has also been called Ketoy.
Kiugaarzruk, river; see Kigezruk.
Kiugilak; cape, on the southwestern shore of Great Sitkin island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, apparently from North Pacific Explor- ing Expedition, 1855, which wrote it Kiougilakh.
Kiukpalik; island, in the northeastern part of Shelikof strait. Native name from the Russians. Russian Hydrographic chart 1378, edition of 1847, has phonetically U-kai-yūkh-pal-iek, and Tebenkof, 1849, Kai-yukh-pal-ik. It has appeared as Kaiuklipalik (1868), Kiukhpalik (1869), and Kinkpalik (1886).
Kiralenag-miut, cape; see Seppings.
Kiriarzruk, river; see Kigezruk.
Kirricharak, river; see Kvichivak.
Kiwalik; river, on Seward peninsula, tributary to Spafarief bay, Kotzebue sound. Eskimo name, published by the British Admiralty as early as 1882 and probably earlier as Kee-wa-lik.
Kiyarak, bay; see Kiavak.
Kizhuchia; small stream, on the northern shore of Redoubt bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So called by Vasilief in 1809.
Kizhumnak, river; see Kashunuk.
Kizhuyak ; bay, indenting the northern shore of Kodiak and opening into Marmot bay. Named Shakmanof or Kizhuyakskaia by Murashef in 1839-40. Called Kizhuyak by Tebenkof, 1849.
Kizhuyak; cape, the western point of entrance to Kizhuyak bay, on north shore of Kodiak. Named Kizhutskoi by Murashef in 1839-40. Called Kizhuyak by Tebenkof in 1849. Kkhalfel, village; see Kaltag. Kkhulakh, point; see Kulak.
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Kladbitshu, cape; see Graveyard.
Klahini ; river, tributary to Burroughs bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago.
Native name, from the Coast Survey. Variously written Clahona, Klaheena, Klahena, etc., i. e., Kla river.
Klak; creek, tributary to the Kanektok river, from the south, about 40 miles east of Kuskokwim bay. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898.
Klakas; inlet (unexplored), indenting Prince of Wales island and opening into Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Native name, pubi.shed by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Klakas; lake, in the southern part of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Native name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Klakwan, village; see Klukwan.
Klamaskwaltin; native village, on the north bank of the Yukon river, near the mouth of the Kaiyuh. Native name, from the Coast Survey, 1898, who wrote it Klamasqualttin.
Klan; hill, on Sitklan island, Dixon entrance, southeastern Alaska. Native name being part of the word Sit-klan, reported by Nichols and published in 1889.
Klanachargut, creek; see Minook.
Klanakakat, creek; see Minook.
Klatussin, river; see Klotassin.
Klatena, river; see Klutina.
Klatsuta; river, tributary to the Yukon, from the south, about 25 miles below the mouth of the Tozi river. Native name, reported by Raymond, 1869, as Klatsutachargut; by Petrof, 1880, as Klatsutachakat, and by Allen as Klatsutakakat, i. e., Klatsuta river.
Klawak; inlet, opening into Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Corrup- tion of some native word, obtained by the Russians. Variously written Klawack, Klawok, Kliavakhan, Tlevakh, Tlevak, etc., and erroneously Kiawak.
Klawak; post-office and village, on Klawak inlet, Prince of Wales archipelago. Variously written Klawock, Kliawak, Kliavakhan, Kiawak, Tlevak, Tlewak, etc. Corruption of some native word, obtained by the Russians. The post-office here was established in February, 1884.
Klawasi; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, near Copper Center. Native name from Allen, 1885, who wrote it Klawasina, i. e., Klawasi river. Has also been written Klawasena.
Klchakuk; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of the Kuskokwim bay, just north of Goodnews bay. Sarichef, 1826, has at this place the words Kchakuk bay, though no bay is shown. Petrof, 1880, shows a village which he calls Klchangamute or Kl-changamute, i. e., Klchank people.
Kleguchek; Eskimo village. on the right bank of the Kuskokwim, at its mouth. According to Spurr and Post, who obtained this information from mis- sionary J. H. Kilbuck, in 1898, its native name is Klegutshégamut, i. e., Kleguchek people.
Klehini; river, tributary to the Chilkat, from the west, in latitude 59º 24'. Native name, reported by United States naval officers, in 1880, as Kluheeny. Krause, in 1882, spelled it Tlehíni. The above form, Klehini, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names. Perhaps the same word as Klahini, which see.
Kletsan; creek, flowing northward to the White river, near longitude 141º. Native name, reported by Hayes in 1891 as Klet-san-dek, or Copper creek. the termination dek meaning creek.
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Kliarkof; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Kliarkof (Clark) by Vasilief in 1809.
Kliarakhan, inlet and village; see Klawak.
Klikaklik, island; see Latouche.
Klinchef, peak; see Kliuchef.
Klinkwan; Haida Indian village, near Hunters bay, Cordova bay, Alexander archi- pelago. Native name from the Coast Survey in 1900.
Klinkwan; Haida Indian village, on the western shore of Long island, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Native name, called Klinquan in the Elev- enth Census, 1890, and Koianglas village by Sheldon Jackson in 1880.
Kliuchef; mountain, near Hot Springs bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Kliuchevaia (hot springs) by Vasilief in 1809. Has been called Kliucheff or Springs mountain, a name recently transferred to another near-by peak and spelled Klinchet. Erroneously, Klinchef.
Kliuchef; volcano, in the northern part of Atka, middle Aleutians. Named Kliuch- evskaia (springs) by the Russians, says Lutke, on account of the large number of warm springs on its western slope. Variously written Kliout- chevskoi, Kljntschewskoj, etc.
Klochkof; rock, 2 or 3 miles ENE. (by compass) from the eastern end of Amlia island. Named after the pilot of the Russian-American company's ship Chirikof, who discovered it in 1818. It is Siuvich (sea lion) rock of the natives. A manuscript note in Davidson's copy of Sarichef's atlas indi- cates a rock awash here. The pilot Ingenstrem denies the existence of this rock.
Klokachef; island, at the northern point of entrance to Salisbury sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Name apparently first used on British Admiralty chart 2337. Has also been called Fortuna island and Vincent island. Klokachef is a Russian family name.
Klokachef; point, the southwesternmost point of Klokachef island, Salisbury sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been called Olga point.
Klokachef, sound; see Salisbury.
Klokerblok; river, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the west, in the Blake Recording district, Seward peninsula. The local rendition of some native name, which is variously written Klokblok, Kluchablok, etc.
Klondike; gold district, and river, tributary to the Yukon, from the east, near latitude 64°. This river was named Deer river by the Western Union ! Telegraph Expedition, in 1867, and so appeared on various maps. Later it was called Raindeer and afterwards Reindeer. Ogilvie, writing Septem- i ber 6, 1896, from Cudahy, says: "The river known here as the Klondike;" and in a footnote says: "The correct name is Thron Duick." It has also been called Clondyke and Chandik, or Deer.
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Klotassin; river, tributary to the White, from the east, near latitude 62º 30'. Native name, reported by Hayes in 1891. The above form, Klotassin, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Kltagutan. This name is given by Petrof, 1880, as the name of a large lake southwest of Fort Yukon. The lake was shown as an enlargement of Birch creek on some maps. All late maps omit it.
Klu; river, tributary to the Chakina, from the west. Apparently so called by the prospectors.
Kluane; lake and river, flowing therefrom to the Donjek river, near latitude 61° 30'. Native name, reported by Hayes, in 1891, as Kluantu river, the termination
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tu meaning river. The name has also been written Kluahne. The above form, Kluane, as applied to both lake and river, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographie Names. This is, doubtless, the lake called by Glave (Century, Oct., 1892, p. 877) Tloo Arny. Possibly, also, this may be Ta-ku-ten-ny-ee of Davidson.
Kluantu; see Kluane.
Kluchablok, river; see Klokerblok.
Klucher, bay; see Hot Springs.
Klucher, lake; see Deep.
Klukwan; village, near the mouth of Chilkat river. Native name, first reported by naval officers, in 1880, as Chilkat or Klukquan. Krause, in 1882, calls it Kloquán. Has also been written Klakwan. The above form, Klukwan, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Klutina; glacier, extending from Valdes Summit down inland to the headwaters of the Klutina river. Native name, which has generally been written Klutena.
Klutina; lake, about 40 miles north of Valdes, Prince William sound. Native name, adopted by the several hundred earliest prospectors camped at the lake in the season of 1898; has also been called Abercrombie lake. Generally written Klutena.
Klutina; river, draining from Klutina lake, northeastward to the Copper river. Native name, reported by Allen, in 1885, as Klatená, i. e., Klati river. Generally written Klutena.
Klutlan; glacier, and river, draining from it northward to the White river in longi- tude 141°. Native name, reported by Brooks in 1899.
Kluvesna; creek, tributary to the Kotsina, from the north, draining from Kluvesna glacier. Native name, from manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900. Kluvesna; glacier, on southern flank of Mount Wrangell. Native name, from the prospectors, 1900.
Knakatnuk; Indian village, on the northern shore of Knik arm of Cook inlet. Native name, reported by Petrof in 1880.
Knecktukimut, village; see Chiukak.
Kneep, arm, river, etc .; see Knik.
Knetina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, in latitude 62º. Native name, from Abercrombie, 1898, who wrote it Knetena.
Knight; island, in the western part of Prince William sound. Named Knights island by the Coast Survey in 1869.
Knight; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Vancouver in 1794. It is Dalnie (distant) island of Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been writ- ten Dalni.
Knik; arm, river, and village at the head of Cook inlet. Knik is the Eskimo word for fire. It has been printed Kinik, Kneep, Knick, Knik, Kook, Knuyk, Kweek, etc.
Kniktag-miut, village; see Ignituk.
Knob; mountain (4,250 feet high), near the eastern bank of the Stikine river. So named by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Knowles; creek, tributary to the Koyuk, from the north, Seward peninsula. So called by Peters in 1900.
Knowles; head, on the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Knox; peak, in the Teocalli mountains, near headwaters of the Kuskokwim. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898.
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Knuyk, arm, river, etc .; see Knik.
Kobakof; bay, on the southern coast of Atka, middle Aleutians. So named by the Russians. Called Kobakotshaia on Russian Hydrographie Chart No. 1400. Kochu; island (150 feet high), in Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Named Kochu by Lindenberg in 1838. It is Ventosa island of Meade in 1868. The native name is said to be Gla-huts, but the Krause brothers, 1882, report the native name to be Jachlanissa.
Kodiak; large island near Cook inlet. Discovered by Stephen Glotof, a Russian fur hunter, who anchored in Alitak ( Kaniat) bay, in the southwestern part of the island, on September 8, 1763. He learned from the natives that the island was by them called Kikhtak. (Banc. Hist., 141, 145.) Kíkhtuk is the Innuit word for island. (Dall's Alaska, 532.) Petrof (Banc. Hist., 224) says: "Kikhtak or Kikhtowik is the Innuit word for island. At the present day (1886) the natives of the peninsula speak of the Kadiak people simply as Kikhtagamutes, islanders. The tribal name appears to have been Kaniag, and the Russian appellation now in use was probably derived from both." Martin Sauer, who wrote the account of Billings' expedition, 1785-1794, says (p. 174): "Shelikof has called this island Kichtak as the original name of it, in which, however, he is mistaken, for Kichtak or Kightak is merely an island; they call the Trinity island Kightak Sich- tunak, thus, Kightak Kadiak; and to my astonishment one of them called Alaksa a Kightak or island." Cook in 1778 got the name Kodiak from the Russian Ismailof (II, p. 504). This spelling was followed by Meares (1788), Vancouver (1794), and Langsdorf (1804), who has Kodiak, Kad- jak or Kuktak, i. e., Great Island (II, p. 58). The British Admiralty charts, Nos. 260, 278, 787, 2172, 2460, and 2558, followed the spelling Kodiak. Sauer, about 1790, has Kadiak ( Billings' Voyage, pp. 168-170), and so also has Lutke, 1836 (Naut. part, p. 268). Dixon, 1789, has Kodiac and Codiac (p. 145); Lisianski, 1804, has Cadiack. At the time of the purchase of Alaska the form Kodiak (pronounced Kó-dy-ak) was in gen- eral use among English speaking people, and the same form, Kodiak (pro- nounced Kad-yak), was in general use among the Russians. Dall (Alaska, p. 529) says: "The Russian O when not accented should be rendered in English by A; from the neglect of this (comes) Kódiak instead of Kadiák." Also, at p. 532, he says: "Kadiăk .- The name of the largest island south of Aliáska. It is a derivative, according to some authors, from the Russian Kádia, a large tub; more probably, however, it is a corruption of Kaniág, the ancient Innuit name. The inhabitants, according to Coxe, called themselves Kaniágist or Kaniágmut. This name is almost invariably mis- spelled by English authors as Kodiak, Codiac, Codiack, Kadiack, and in other similarly absurd ways. The above is the only correct spelling." The spelling of this name was submitted to the Board on Geographic Names in 1890 and the form Kadiak adopted. . Local usage has, however, remained Kodiak, both in form and pronunciation, while the pronunci- ation Ká-dy-ak is often heard from the lips of those who have learned the name, not from hearing it, but from the printed page. Moser, in Report of the Fish Commission (1899, p. 19), says: "Though the present approved spelling of the name of this island is Kadiak, the company retains the former spelling Kodiak." Martinez and Lopez de Haro in 1788 named the island Florida Blanca.
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