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Kodiak; rock, near the entrance to St, Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Kadiak by the Coast Survey.
Kodiak; town, on Kodiak island, one of the principal towns of Alaska. The first Russian settlement on Kodiak was made by Shelikof at Three Saints bay.
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Kod-Kol.
Kodiak-Continued.
In or about 1792, the settlement was removed to this place, which was named St. Paul. It is popularly known as Kodiak. The post-office Kodiak was established here in August, 1888. In the Eleventh Census (p. 74) it is stated that "The place was selected as a central station and headquarters of the Russian fur-trading companies in the year 1789 on account of its good harbor and the close vicinity of good building timber. Previous to the establishment of New Archangel, or Sitka, on its present site Kadiak was also the headquarters of the Russian-American Company. The Rus- sians gave it the name of Parlorsky garan (Pavlof's, i. e., Paul's harbor), and- the natives and creoles of the island speak of it to the present day simply as garan, or the harbor. The canonization into St. Paul is the result of faulty translation by our map makers."
The above is not wholly borne out by the record. The Russian Lisianski, on his map of 1805, published in 1814, has St. Paul. Pavlof is the Russian for Paul. Early Russian charts have Parlorski garan, but Tebenkof, 1849, has garan St. Parla.
Kodiak; post-office at St. Paul, Kodiak, established in August, 1888.
Kogiung; Eskimo village, at mouth of Kvichak river, Bristol bay. Native name, reported, in 1880, by Petrof who spelled it Koggiung.
Kogok; river, debouching into Norton sound, about 20 miles southwest from St. Michael. Native name, obtained by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Kohklux, village; see Koklux.
Kohlsaat, peak; see Kolsaat.
Koianglas, village; see Klinkwan.
Koidern; river, tributary to the White river, from the south, near longitude 140° 30'. Native name, reported by Hayes in 1891.
Koikpak, river; see Koyuk.
Kok; river, tributary to Wainwright inlet, Arctic coast. Eskimo name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1869, as Kook. Since then given indifferently as Kok or Koo. Hydrographic chart 68, edition of 1892, shows two rivers, one called Koo and the other Kee, and near their mouths, on Point Collie, a village called Koogmute, i. e., Kuk people. Tikhmenief, 1861, calls this village Kululin. Koog river of the Eleventh Census may be this river, or Kukpuk river.
Koka; islet, in southeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. A Finnish family name, applied by Vasilief in 1809.
Koklux; astronomical station, near Klukwan, Chilkat river, southeast Alaska, occu- pied by Davidson, August 7, 1869, as a solar eclipse station. Native name from Davidson, who wrote it Kohklux.
Kokok; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, near the Yukon- Kuskokwim portage. Native name, from Raymond, 1869, who wrote it Kochkogamute, i. e., Kokok people.
Kokolik; Eskimo settlement, at Point Lay, Arctic coast. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Koko; Eskimo village on the right bank of the lower Yukon, a little below Ikog- mut. Name published by the Coast Survey, in 1898, as Kochkomut, i. e., Koko people.
Koksuktapaga; creek, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the south, in the Eldorado Recording district, Seward peninsula. Native name, variously written Casa-de Parga, Koshotok, Kosoktok, Koksukdeparga, etc.
Kolkiket; mountain, northwest of Togiak lake, in the Ahklun range. Native name,
from Post, 1898, who wrote it Kolchichet. Not shown on any map.
Kol-Koo.
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Kolmakof; an old Russian trading post and stockade or redoubt, on the north bank of the Kuskokwim, about 200 miles above its mouth. Ivan Simonson Lukeen, a Russian creole, ascended the Kuskokwim in 1832 to this place, where he built a stockade, which was for a time known as Lukeen's fort. In 1841 it was partially destroyed by the Indians with fire, whereupon it was rebuilt by Alexander Kolmakof and took his name. Variously known since as Kolmakof redoubt, Kołmakovski, etc.
Koloshanka, river; see Indian.
Kolosh; island, in Hot Springs bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809.
Koloshian; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Koloshenkin (Koloshian) by Vasilief in 1809.
Koloshskoi, cape; see Escape.
Kolumakturuk, village; see Kilimantavie.
Komarof. Nelson, in 1878, shows a village bearing this name in the Yukon delta, near Kotlik. It is not shown on recent maps.
Komtok Hon, port; see Frederick.
Kolsaat; peak, in the Tordrillo mountains, near headwaters of the Kuskokwim. Native name, from Spurr and Post, in 1898, who wrote it Kohlsaat.
Konaton; river, tributary to the Yukon, from the north, a little above the mouth of the Yuko or Soonkakat river. Name from Dall, 1869, who wrote it Kónaton. Neither name nor river found on recent maps.
Konega, island; see Kanaga.
Konetz, point; see Dalnoi.
Kongiganak; Eskimo village (of about 175 people in 1878), on north shore o Kuskokwim bay. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its native name reported by him as Kongiganagamiut, i. e., Kongiganak people.
Kongik; Eskimo village, on the Buckland river, Seward peninsula; reported by Petrof, in 1880, as Kongigamute, i. e., Kongik people. The Eskimo name of the river, on which is this village, the Eskimo are said to call Konguk or Kunguk.
Konguk, river; see Buckland.
Konicheskaia, volcano; see Conical.
Konioujii, island; see Big Koninji.
Koniugi, island; see Big Koniuji.
Koniuji; island (1,113 feet high), off the northwestern shore of Atka, middle Aleu- tians. So called by the early Russians from the abundance there of crested auks (simorhynchus eristatellus), called by the Russians Kanoozhki or Kanooskie. The Aleut name of this bird is Kunuliuk. The word Koniuji often appears and is variously spelled Kaniugi, Koniouji, Koniouzhka, Canooskie, etc. See also Little Koniuji.
Koniuji; islet, in Little Raspberry strait, between Kittiwake and Kodiak islands. Named by Murashef in 1839-40. The name is a corruption of the Aleut name Kun-u-liuk, meaning crested auk. Elliott spells it Canooskie.
Koniuji; strait, between Big and Little Koniuji islands, Shumagin group. Called Koniushi by Dall in 1872.
Konnekora, river; see Clear.
Konniaga, island; see Kanaga.
Konootena, river and village; see Kanuti.
Konsina, river; see Tiekel. Konstantina, harbor; see Constantine.
Kontog, island; see Khantaak. Kooagamutes, villages; see Kowak. Koouk, river; see Kowak.
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Koog, river; see Kok.
Koogrock, mining district, etc .; see Kugruk.
Koogroog, river; see Kugruk.
Kook, bay; see Basket.
Kool, river, etc .; see Knik. Kookpoowrook, river: see Kukpowruk.
Kookpuk, river; see Kukpuk.
Koolragarigamute, village; see Kulvagavik.
Koosetrien, river: see Kuzitrin.
Koot; Eskimo village, near Cape Etolin, Nunivak island, Bering sea. Native name, from the Eleventh Census. Population in 1890, 117.
Kootznahoo; archipelago, head, inlet, roads, and village, Admiralty island, Alex- ander archipelago. This word comes from a native word, Khutz-n'hu (bear's fort). Its obscure and difficult gutturals have produced great diversity of rendering. It has been called Hoochinoo, Hoosnoff, Houch- nou, Hudsunoo, Kenasnow, Khutz-n'hu, Kootsnoo, Koutsnou, Kutznou, Koutznow, etc. An island near and the post-office bear the name Killis- noo, another form of this word. See Kenasnow and Killisnoo. Koourorskaia, bay; see Kovurof.
Kooyak, slough; see Kuiak.
Korga, island; see Crow.
Korkpourook, river; see Kukpowruk.
Koronatsie, island; see Coronation.
Korovin; bay, indenting the northwestern shore of Atka, middle Aleutians. Pre- sumably so named by the Russians, after Ivan Korovin, captain of the trading vessel Trinity, in these waters in 1762. Written Korowinsky, Korovinskaia, etc.
Korovin; cape, the northern head of Korovin bay, Atka island, middle Aleutians. It is Korovei of Sarichef, in 1790, and usually Korovinski.
Korovin; island, one of the Shumagin group. Named by the Russians, presumably after Ivan Korovin, one of the early Russian explorers, who, in command of the Sr. Troitzka ( Holy Trinity), explored the Aleutian islands in 1762. Also called Korovinskoi and Korovin. The word is from the Russian Koróva (cow).
Korovin; volcano (4,988 feet high), on the north end of Atka, middle Aleutians. Called Korovinskaia by Lutke about 1830.
Korovinski; deserted native village on Korovin bay, Atka island, middle Aleutians. Lutke calls it Nikolskoi. The village now appears to be abandoned, the natives having removed to Nazan bay, across the island.
Kosciusko; island, in the northwestern part of Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
Koserefski; village, on the left bank of the Yukon, near the mouth of Shageluk slough. Called Leather village by Dall, 1866, who reports this to be the Russian usage. Has appeared on various maps as Koserefski, Kosyrof, Kozerevsky, Kozyrof, etc. Holy Cross Mission is at or near this place. Koserefsky; post-office, at Koserefski, on the Yukon, established in September, 1899.
Koshigin, bay; see Kashega. Koshotol:, creek; see Koksuktapaga.
Kostromitinof; cape, forming the eastern point of entrance to Danger bay, on the southern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. So named by Murashef in 1839-40. It is a Russian family name. The U. S. court interpreter at Sitka at the present time is George Kostrometinoff.
Kosyrof, village; see Koserefski.
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Kotekakut, river; see Kateel.
Kotelnoi, cape; see Kettle.
Koteosok, harbor. The anchorage at east end of Killisnoo ( Kenasnow of Meade) island was so called by Meade in 1869. Has also been called Koteosok creek. The name appears to be obsolete.
Koteusok, island; see Killisnoo.
Kotlik; Eskimo village (population 31 in 1890), at the mouth of Kotlik river. An Eskimo name which, according to Nelson, means breeches. It was, in 1878, the fur-trading station for the distriet. So named to designate the junction of two small streams.
Kotlik; small river, in the Yukon delta, near Pastol bay. Named Kotlik (breeches) by the Eskimo.
Kotory, islands; see Pribilof.
Kotsechekmaksky, bay: see Kachemak.
Kotsina; river, near Mount Wrangell, tributary to the Copper river, from the east in latitude 61° 30'. Native name, reported by Peters in 1899.
Kotsokotana, river; see Buckland.
Kotusk, mountains; see Chilkoot.
Kotzebue; sound, on the northern shore of Seward peninsula, Arctic ocean. Dis covered, explored, and named by Kotzebue in August, 1816. He says.
"In compliance with the general wish of my companions, I called this newly discovered sound by my own name, Kotzebue's sound."
Kou, island; see Kuiu.
Kouboughakkhli, cape; see Kubugakli.
Kougrok, mining district, etc .; see Kugruk.
Koujalik, bay; see Kujulik.
Koujulik, bay; see Kujulik.
Koukak, bay; see Kukak.
Koukhat, cape; see Douglas.
Koulagayakh, island; see Kulingiak.
Koulakh, lake; see Kulik.
Koulichkow, bay; see Snipe.
Koulitzkoff, rock; see Kulichkof.
Koulugmut, cape; see Kuliuk.
Koumloun, cape; see Kumliun.
Koutznow, archipelago, etc .; see Kootznahoo.
Kovrizhka; cape, forming the north head of Makushin bay, on the northwestern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Sarichef, 1792, called it Hatan, per- haps from the Russian word hat (sea wall or dam), and the Russian Hydro- graphie charts have Hattan. Veniaminof calls it Ermoshkinskie and applies the name Kovrizhka to another point 12 miles farther south. It is Makushin cape (not Makushin point) of the Fish Commission, 1888. Kovrizhka is Russian for a small loaf or gingerbread cake.
Kovurof; bay, indenting the northern shore of Atka, middle Alentians. So named by Ingenstrem or Lutke about 1830. Lutke calls it Koourovskaia. Has also been called Kovurova.
Kowak; river, tributary to Hotham inlet, Kotzebue sound. An Eskimo word, long in use and variously spelled Kooak, Koowak, Kowuk. According to Spurr it is Kubuk or Kuvuk, meaning great river. According to Allen it is Holoöatna or Kowak river. It has also been called Putnam or Kowak river.
Kom-e-rok, village; see Kaviruk.
Koyana; creek, west of Golofnin sound, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
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Koy-Kri.
Koyuk; river, tributary to the head of Norton bay, Norton sound. An Eskimo name, given by Tebenkof as Kvieguk, by the Western Union Telegraph Expedition map as Koikpak (river big), by the Seward map of 1867 as Koipak, and since then as Kayuk, Koyuk, Kuyuk, etc. As bere used this name applies also to what has been called the Kanguksuk or Left Fork of the Kviguk (Koyuk). According to Brooks, 1900, this river is now locally known as Koyuk.
Koyukuk; mountain, near the mouth of the Koyukuk river. Native name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1884.
Koyukuk; river, tributary to the Yukon, from the north, a little above Nulato. Native name, reported by the Russians as Kuiuk and by the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, 1867, as Coyukuk. On Coast Survey maps called Kouiak, Koyoukuk, and Koyukuk.
Kozerevsky, village; see Koserefski and Holy Cross Mission.
Kozian, rock or shoal; see Cozian.
Kozyrof, village; see Koserefski.
Krainie, cape; see Last.
Krallegak, village; see Kiałagak.
Krasnoi, cape; see Red.
Krasnoi Ribi, islets, etc .; see Redfish.
Krasnoriechnoi, cape; see Red River.
Krenitzin; cape, the western end of Alaska peninsula, the northeast point of entrance to Isanotski strait. Named by Lutke, 1828, presumably after Peter Kuzmich Krenitzin, who explored in the Aleutian islands in 1768-69. Variously written Krenitsyn, Krenitsine, Krenitsyn, etc.
Krenitzin; group of islands, between Unalaska and Unimak, eastern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof, prior to 1836, presumably after Capt. Peter Kuzmich Krenitzin, who explored in this region in 1768. The principal islands of this group are Aektok, Akun, Akutan, Avatanak, Tigalda, Ugamak, and Unalga.
Kresta, cape; see Northwest Shoulder.
Kresta; point, at south end of Krestof island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Kresta (cross) by Vasilief in 1833.
Kresta, sound; see Cross.
Krestof, bay; see Winter anchorage.
Krestof; island, north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Krestof (cross) by the Russians. Krestof is a Russian family name.
Krestof; mountain, on Krestof island, north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Krestofskaia (cross) by Vasilief in 1809.
Krestof; port, indenting the eastern shore of Kruzof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Called Mielkoi (shoal) bay by Vasilief in 1809. Also called Krestof (cross) very early by the Russians.
Krestof; sound, between Krestof, Kruzof, and Partofshikof islands, just north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So designated in recent Coast Sur- vey publications. It constitutes a part of what Portlock, in 1787, called Hayward strait. It was called Krestof (cross) by Vasilief in 1833. Vasi- lief, sr., in 1809, applied the name Krestof to what is here called Olga strait. See Hayward and Olga.
Krestofskoi, island; see Guide. Kripniyuk, river; see Black.
Kripniyukamiut, village; see Kipniak.
Krischa; ridge, south of the Takhini river, near Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, south- eastern Alaska. Native name, as reported by the Krause brothers in 1882. Krissey, island; see Rat.
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Kritskoi; island, one of the Kndobin islands, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula. So named by Lutke, in 1828, who says that this island was erroneously called l'ile aux Loups ( wolf) on his Chart XIV.
Kriroi, island; sco Crooked.
Kriwoi; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Kriwoi (crooked) by Tebenkof in 1849. Also written Krivoi. Has also been called Crooked island.
Krogh; lake, in southern part of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Krotahini; pass, between the valley of the Alsek and Chilkat rivers. Name published in the Coast Pilot, 1883.
Krotahini; river, tributary to the Alsek river, southeastern Alaska. Native name, reported by the Krause brothers, in 1882, as Krotahini, i. e., Krota river. Kroto; Indian village, on the right bank of the Snshitna, 33 miles above its month. Native name, from Muldrow, 1898.
Krugloi; island, in Peril strait, opposite Hooniah sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Krugloi (round) by Vasilief in 1833; by error, Kruoloi.
Krugloi; islands, in Salisbury sound, near entrance to Peril strait, Alexander arehi- pelago. Named Krugloi (round) by Vasilief in 1833.
Krugloi, island; see Agattu.
Krugloi, island; see Round.
Krugloi, islet ; see Mills.
Krugloi; point, the southernmost point of Halleck island, north of Sitka sound. Named Krugloi (round) by Vasilief in 1809.
Krusenstern, island; see Little Diomede.
Krusenstern; promontory, constituting the northern point of entrance to Kotzebue sound, Arctic ocean. So named by Kotzebne in August, 1816, after Admiral Adam Johann von Krusenstern, of the Russian navy. Has been. written Kruzenstern.
Krutoi, cape; see Steep.
Krutoi; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Krntoi (steep) by Tebenkof in 1849. Erroneonsly Krustoi.
Krutoi, point, on the western shore of Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Named Krutoi (steep) by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete.
Kruzgamepa; river, in the Seward peninsula, flowing into the Kaviruk and thence to Imuruk basin. Local name, from the Eskimo; written Kruzgamapah or Kruz-ga-ma-pa. Also sometimes called Pilgrim. Pronounced Krooze- gay-máy-pah.
Kruzof: island, one of the large islands of the Alexander archipelago, northwest of Sitka. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it by its native name, Tleekh. According to Grewingk (p. 93), Mount Edgecumbe was called St. Lazaro by Juan d' Ayala, in 1775, and the island became afterwards known as San Jacinto (St. Hyacinth). In 1787 Portloek named it Pitt island. Early Russian traders called it Sitka island. Lisianski, in 1805, named it Crooze "after our late Admiral" (p. 221, English edition). Grewingk, 1849, calls it Edgecumb or Krusow island. Kruzof (possessive of Kruze) has been selected and adopted, that being, in some of its variant forms of Kruse, Krusoff, Kruzoff, Kruzow, etc., more frequently used. Kryci, islands; see Rat.
Kshaliuk; cape, on the northern shore of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Kuritzien, 1849.
Kowak; Eskimo villages, on the lower part of the Kowak river, northwestern Alaska. Reported by Petrof, 1880, as Kooagamntes, i. e., Kuak peoples. Ku-ah-ru, inlet; see Woody.
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Kuuhroo, river; see Inaru.
Kubieshka, island; see Jug.
Kubugakli; cape, the south point of entrance to Katmai bay, Shelikof strait, Alaska peninsula. Native name, from the Russians. Variously written Kou- boughakkhli, Kubugakhli, etc.
Kubuk, river; see Kowak.
Kudiakof; islands, in front of Izembek bay, on the northern shore of Alaska penin- sula. Tebenkof, 1849, calls them Chimindi, apparently a native word, the ending uda meaning bay and chim possibly from chimik, a species of marine fish found there. Dall, in 1882, named these islands Kudiakof, after Kudiakof, the surveyor, who in the autumn of 1791 was sent there from Unalaska in a baidarka by Captain Sarichef. He wintered on Unimak island, and in the following spring made a tour of the island in his baidarka, passing by Sannak and Deer islands. Variously written Chu- doekow, Khoudiakoff, Khudiakoff, etc.
Kudobin; a string of low islands bordering the north shore of Alaska peninsula from Port Moller westward, of which the principal ones are Walrus, Kritskoi, and Moller. Called Khudobin by Dall, in 1882, after Andrew Khudobin, one of the naval officers of Lutke's party.
Kudobin, peninsula; see Deer islet.
Kudugnak; cape, the northern head of Nazan bay, Atka island, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has been written Kadugnak and Kudugnake.
Kuearuk; river, tributary to Fish river, from the east, north of Golofnin sound, Seward peninsula. Name, from the Eskimo, published in 1900. Also called Right fork of Fish river.
Kugalga, island; see Tigalda.
Kugaluk; Eskimo village, on Spafarief bay, Kotzebue sound, Seward peninsula. Population in 1880, 12. According to the Russians, in 1852, its name is Kualiug-miut, and according to Petrof, 1880, it is Kugalukmute, i. e., Kugaluk people.
Kugidach-Jagutscha; see Pogromnoi volcano.
Kugirukruk; river, tributary to the Kuzitrin river, from the north, in the central part of Seward peninsula. Eskimo name, from Brooks, of the Geological Survey, 1900.
Kugrua; river, tributary to the Arctic ocean at the Seashore islands. Native name, from English naval officers during the Franklin search expedition. Always hitherto has been written Cogrua. According to Murdoch, Kúg'ru is the Eskimo name of the whistling swan.
Kugruk; mining district, and river, tributary to the Kuzitrin, from the north, in western part of Seward peninsula. Eskimo name, variously written Koogrock, Kougrok, Kugroek, ete., from Barnard and Brooks, 1900.
Kugruk; river, tributary to Kotzebue sound, Seward peninsula, a little west of Cape Deceit. Eskimo name, from Brooks 1900. Has been written Koogroog. Kuguklik; river, in western Alaska, a little north of Kuskokwim bay. Eskimo name, from Nelson, who crossed its mouth in December, 1878. Kugulik, bay; see Kuzhulik.
Kuiak; slough, about 2 miles from St. Michael canal, near St. Michael, western Alaska. Eskimo name, from the Coast Survey, 1898, who wrote it Kooyak. Kuik-anuik-puk; see Kuyikanuikpul.
Kuikli, village; see Kwik.
Kuilkluk; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, about 20 miles above Bethel. Native name, from Nelson, 1878-79, who wrote it Kuilkhlogamute, i. e., Kuilklok people. Petrof gives its population, in 1880, as 75, and its name Kulikhlugamute in his text (p. 17) and Kuilkhlogamute on his map.
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Kuimla, pass; see Kwemeluk.
Kuiu; island, one of the large islands of the Alexander archipelago. Native name, obtained by the Russians. Has also been called Kou island. Kuiuk, river; see Koyukuk.
Kuiukta; bay, northeast of Mitrofania island, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula. Native name, from the Russians.
Kujulik; bay, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, immediately east of Chignik bay. Native name, from the Russians. Pronounced Kee-zhui- lik. Has also been written Kaiulik, Koujalik, Kugulik, etc.
Kuka, rock; see Signals (The).
Kukak; bay, west of Afognak, on the northern shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from early Russian explorers. Sometimes written Koukak. Langs- dorf, 1813, wrote it as above, Kukak.
Kukak; Indian village, on Kukak bay. Lutke, 1835, has Koukak bay and village. Kukistan; cape, on the eastern shore of Cook inlet. Called Dolgoi (long) or Kukis-Tan by Wosnesenski about 1840. Native name. The termination tan appears to mean point or cape.
Kukkan, harbor; see Portlock.
Kuklax; lake, near the water portage, between the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Raymond, in 1869, reported its native name as Kuklaxlekuhta. I have followed him part way and called it Kuklax.
Kukluktuk; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim river, about 30 miles below Kolmakof. Name from Petrof, 1880, who writes it Kokh- lokhtokhpagamute.
Kukpowruk; river, tributary to the Arctic ocean, between Cape Lisburne and Icy cape. Eskimo name, published, in 1890, as Kookpoowrook and Kook- powrook. Kuk in the dialect of the northwestern Eskimo means river. It is probable that Kukpaurungmint of the Eleventh Census refers to some village or people near or on this river.
Kukpuk; river, tributary to Marryat inlet, near Point Hope, Arctic ocean. Eskimo name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1890, as Kookpuk (river big).
Kukuliak; native village, on the northern shore of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Kukuyukuk. Raymond, 1869, gives this as the name of a small river tributary to the Yukon, from the south, about a dozen miles above the mouth of the Koyu- kuk. Name not found elsewhere.
Kukrak, cape; see Douglas.
Kulak; point, the southern point of entrance to Tanaga bay, Tanaga island, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849, who indicates the initial K as very hard. His spelling has been transliterated Kchulach, or, as it might be, Kkhulakh.
Kulgiak, island; see Kalgin.
Kuliak; cape, west of Afognak island, on northern shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from the Russians, who write it Kuliak and Kuliakuiak.
Kulicharak, river; see Kvichivak.
Kulichkof, bay; see Snipe.
Kulichkof; islet, east of Near island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Kulichkof (snipe) by the early Russians.
Kulichkof; islet, near the southern point of entrance to Kukak bay, Shelikof strait. Named Kulichkor (snipe) by Vasilief in 1831.
Kulichkof; rock, off Burunof cape, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Kulichkof (snipe) by Vasilief in 1809. Has been variously written Kou- litzkoff, Kulichek, Kulitch, etc.
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Kul-Kun.
Kulik; lake, in the water portage between the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Called Kullik by Tikhmenief, in 1861, and Koulakh by Raymond, in 1869. Spurr and Post, who passed here, in 1898, make no mention of this, but call a lake in this vicinity Oknakluk.
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