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Kuliliak; bay, indenting the southern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Called by its Aleut name, Kuliliak (sorrow, anguish), by Sarichef in 1792, and since spelled in many ways, as Kiliuluk, Kouliliak, Kullilak, etc.
Kulingiak. One of the Shumagins, not identified, is so called by Veniaminof and Lutke. It is a native word, meaning round and rocky. Lutke writes it Koulagayakh.
Kuliugmiut, cape; see Knlink.
Kuliuk; cape, between Uganuk and Uyak bays, on the northern shore of Kodiak. Native name, from the Russians. Lisianski, 1805, shows a village here called Koloock. Usually called Kuling-mint (Kuliuk people) on maps and written Konlngmut, Kulinyemute, Kulingmiut, Kumelmot, Kumol- mot, etc.
Kulugrua, river; see Meade.
Kuluk; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Khulakh.
Kulukak; lake, draining to Kulnkak hay, on north shore of Bristol bay. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849, who wrote it Knlinkak. Perhaps this is identical with Oallek lake of Spurr in 1898.
Kulukak; small shallow bay, indenting the northern shore of Bristol bay, about 35 miles northwesterly from Cape Constantine. Native name, from Teben- kof, 1849, who wrote it Kulinkak. Has also been written Kouloukak, Kouloulak, Kulluk, Kululuk, etc. To a large open bay outside this bay a late Coast Survey chart applies the name Kulnlak.
Kulvagavik; Eskimo village, on the western side of Kuskokwim bay, Bering sea. Visited by Nelson in January, 1879, and its native name reported by him to be Koolvagavigamiut, i. e., Kulvagavik people.
Kumelmot, cape; see Knliuk.
Kumisik, cape and island; see Kumlik.
Kumlik: cape and island, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northwest of Sutwik island. Native name, from the Russians. Erroneously Kumisik. Kumliun; cape, the northern point of entrance to Chignik bay, Alaska peninsula.
Native name, from the Russians. Variously written Koumloun, Kum- lium, Kumtiak, etc. It may be identical with Foggy cape of Cook in 1778.
Kumtiak, cape; see Kumliun.
Kun; river, in the Yukon delta, tributary to the head of Seammon bay. Native name, written Khun by the Coast Survey in 1898. Dall, 1869, wrote it Kun, and says it is Kun of the Innuit, and was named Maria Louisa by Captain Smith of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, about 1867. Kunaiugiuk, island; see Spectacle.
Kunakakcak. The Russian-American Company's map of 1849 shows a native village of this name near Karluk, on the north shore of Kodiak.
Kunakan, island; see Sitkalidak.
Kungitak, cape; see Reef.
Kungiugan. The south end of Big Koniuji island, Shumagin group, has the appear- ance of an island, and is by Tebenkof shown as a separate island with the native name Kungiugan. Dall gives the name as Kungagingan. Lutke calls one of the islands in the Shumagin group Kiganghym, which seems to be another rendering of this word.
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Kung-uk, river; see Buckland.
Kunikakagi; island (perhaps a lump of ice now melted), in the delta of the Alsek river, southeastern Alaska. So called by Tebenkof in 1849 (Chart VII). Apparently a native name. In the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 205, footnote), it is spelled Kunakagi and applied to a river.
Kunmik; cape, the northeastern point of entrance to Aniakchak bay, Alaska penin- sula. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Kunulink, island; see Koniuji.
Kunuyu-tanan. One of the Shumagin islands, not identified, is called by Sarichef Kunujutanany (Phillips Voyages, VI, 15) and by Lutke Kunuyou- Tanany, i. e., Konuyu-big.
Kupolraia, peak; see Cupola.
Kupreanof; harbor, between Paul and Jacob islands, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northeast of the Shumagins. So named by Woron- kofski, in 1837.
. Kupreanof; island, one of the principal islands of the Alexander archipelago. So named by the Russians, after Capt. Ivan Andreevich Kupreanof, who succeeded Wrangell, as governor of the Russian-American colonies, in 1836. Variously spelled Kupreanoff, Kupreanov, Kuprianow, etc.
Kupreanof; point, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northeast of the Shumagins. Named Ivanof (John's) by Lutke, 1836, and afterwards Kupreanof by the Russians. Called Ivanoff, Ivanovsky, Kupreanoff, and St. John.
Kupreanof; strait, between Kodiak and Afognak islands. Named Karluk by Murashef, in 1839-40, Kupreanof by the Russian-American Company's officers, in 1849, Sievernoi (northern) by Tebenkof, in 1849, and variously called North, Northern, and Kupreanof.
Kusawa; lake (elevation 2,700 feet), northwest of Chilkat pass, draining to lake Laberge. Native name, written Kūssooā by Krause, in 1882, Kūssūa by the Coast Survey, in 1883, Kusawah by the Canadian Geological Survey in 1898. Has also been called Arkell. The above form, Kusawa, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Kushti; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809.
i Kushukrag-miut, village; see Alitak.
Kusilvak; island, one of the outer islands of the Yukon delta. Native name. Has also been written Kusalvak.
Kusilvak; mountain (2,449 feet high), in the Yukon delta, about 35 miles westerly from Andreafski. Apparently a native name, obtained by Dall, who, in 1870, published the form Kúsilvak, as above. Earlier Russian charts call it Ingieguk. Tebenkof calls it Ingun.
Kuska, island; see Kiska.
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Kuskok; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the lower Kuskokwim, near its mouth. | Native name, from Nelson, 1879, who wrote Kuskogamnte, i. e., Kuskok people. Has also been written Kuskohkagamiut, Kuskokvagamute, etc. Population in 1880, 24; in 1890, 115.
Kuskokwim; bay, at month of the Kuskokwim river, Bering sea. Native name, from Ustiugof, who visited it in 1818. Variously written Kouskokvim, Kuskoquim, etc. The word Kuskokwim, according to missionary J. H. Kilbuck, is the genitive of Kuskokwik, the last syllable meaning river and the rest of doubtful meaning.
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Kuskokwim; river, one of the large rivers of western Alaska, south of the Yukon. Native name, apparently obtained by Ustiugof, in 1818, and published in Sarichef's atlas, 1826. Variously spelled.
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Kus-Kut.
Kuskovak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim river, near its mouth. Name from Nelson, who passed near it in January, 1879, and who writes it Kuskovakh.
Kuskulana; glacier, on the southwestern slope of Mount Blackburn. So named by Gerdine in 1900.
Kuskulana; pass, between the Chokosna and Kuskulana rivers. So named by Schrader in 1900.
Kuskulana; river, tributary to the Chitina river, from the east, and draining from Kuskulana glacier. Native name, from Rohn, 1899. Kuskulaná means Kuskula river.
Kuslina; creek, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, between the mouths of the Kotsina and Cheshnina rivers. Native name, from Schrader, 1900.
Kussiloff, cape; see Kasilof.
Kussooa, lake; see Kusawa.
Kussooúchrawrathíni. The Krause brothers, 1882, report this to be the native descrip- tion of the stream which drains Kusawa lake, southeastern Alaska. See also East.
Kustatan; Indian village (population 65 in 1880), on shore of Redoubt bay, Cook inlet. Native name, reported by Petrof in 1880. The last syllable, tan, means point or cape.
Kussua, river; see Kusawa.
Kutchuma; group of islands, in northeastern part of Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. Russian naval officers, in 1809, called this group Boidarkin, which has also appeared as Boidarka. Have also been called Kutehiuma. It is a corruption of Kuehumof, a Russian family name.
Kutenige; creek, tributary to Joekeach river, Chilkat region, southeastern Alaska. Native name, reported by the Krause brothers, in 1882, and by them written Kutenigé.
Kuththlatno, river; see Gisasa.
Kutkan; island, in Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Russians, after a famous Indian chief who freed his slaves and embraced Christianity. Has also been written Kuch-kan and Kukh-kan. It has also been called Garden, Gull, Popof, and Stanovoi (rocky). The last-named was given by Vasiliet in 1809.
Kutkwutlu; Indian village, on the left bank of the Chilkat river, near its mouth, southeastern Alaska. Katkwaltu or Kut-kwutlu is said to mean place of gulls. A Presbyterian missionary station called Willard (afterwards changed to Haines) was established at this village in 1881.
Kutlik, village and river; see Kotlik.
Kutloot, island; see South.
Kutmuknuk; channel, leading into the Kwemeluk pass, in the Yukon delta. Eskimo name, from the Coast Survey, 1898.
Kutsch-tazik-mutscha, lake; see Salamatof.
Kutsch-tschchamna. Grewingk, 1850, following Wosnesenski, 1840, gives this as the native designation of a small lake on Kenai peninsula, near East Foreland. Perhaps Kutsch means lake, and the rest of this might be pronounced Shamna.
Kutten. Dall, writing in 1869, says there is a native settlement in the Yukon delta, on the Kun river, about 10 miles from the head of Seammon bay, known as Kúttenmut (Kutten people).
Kut-tuk-wah, island; see Tongass.
Kutul; native village, on the right bank of the Yukon, about 50 miles above Anvik. Name from Nelson, 1878-79, who writes it Khutulkakat, i. e., Kutul river. Kutulnakt, river; see Kaiyuh.
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Kutuzof; cape, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little east of Port Moller. Named Kutuzova ( Kutuzof's) by Lutke, in 1828, presumably after Hagemeister's ship, the Kutuzof. This eape and the one next east of it, Seniavine, have sometimes been confounded on the charts. It has been variously spelled Koutousoff, Kutuzoff, etc.
Kuuk, river: sve Mungoark.
Kuyikannikpul. Raymond, 1869, gives this as the native name of an Eskimo village on the right bank of the Yukon a little below Koserefski. Village and name appear to be obsolete. Perhaps it should have been written Knik-anuik-puk.
Kuyuk, river; see Koyuk.
Kuyukuk; lakes, near the south bank of the Yukon, drained by the Kukuyukuk river. Name from Raymond, 1869. Not found on recent maps.
Kuyuyukak; cape, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northeast of Sutwik island. Native name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Kuzitrin; river, in the Seward peninsula, flowing westward to Kaviruk and through this to Imuruk basin. Eskimo name, from Brooks, of the Geological Sur- vey, 1900. Locally written Koosetrien.
Kvichak; village, and river, draining from Iliamna lake to Bristol bay. Native name, reported by the early Russians. Lutke, writing in 1828, says: "Kvitchak (river), called by Cook Bristol."
Kvichivak; river, between the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the west. Name from Nelson, who traveled along this sluggish stream in January, 1879, which he says is by the natives called Kivviehavak. Apparently identical with Ankitáktuk creek of Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898, who obtained this name from missionary J. 11. Kilbuck. Tikhmenief, 1861, calls it Kvinchagak. Has also been called Kulichavak and Kulichivak.
Krichpak, river; see Yukon.
Krieguk, river; see Koyuk.
Kvigatluk; Eskimo village, in the Big Lake country, between the Ynkon and and Kuskokwim. Nelson, in 1879, passed near it and reports its name to be Kvigathlogamute, i. e., Kvigatluk people.
Kviguk; Eskimo village, on north shore of Norton bay, at mouth of the Kviguk river. Eskimo name, from the Russians. Tikhmenief, 1861, has Kvieg- miut and Kvieguk-mint, i. e., Kviguk people.
Kvikak; Eskimo village, on right bank of the Yukon, about 30 miles above Anvik. Native name, from Nelson, 1878-79, who wrote it Kvikhagamute, i. e., Kvikak people.
Krikh, river; see Kwik.
Krinchagak, river; see Kvichivak.
Kvingak; small stream, tributary to the head of Norton bay, Norton sound. Eskimo name, from Tebenkof, 1849. It appears to be identical with Kvienkak of Tikhmenief, 1861.
Kruveren, tract and river; see Kaviruk.
Kwahtretak, river; see Katete.
Kireck, arm, etc .; sce Knik.
Kweleluk; Eskimo village, in the Kuskokwim district, given in the Eleventh Census, 1890 (p. 164), as Quelelochamiut, i. e., Kwelelok people. Popula- tion in 1890, 112. Location unknown.
Kwemeluk; pass, in the Yukon delta. Native name, from the Coast Survey in 1898. The Russians wrote it Kuimla.
Kirichlimut, river; see Kwikli.
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Kwi-Kwi.
Kwik; Eskimo village, on the western side of Bald Head, Norton bay, Norton sound. On a recent map called Isaacs, from the name of a person living there.
Kwik; Eskimo village, northeast of Bald Head, on the northern shore of Norton bay, Norton sound. Called Kvikh by Petrof, 1880. On a late map called Kuikli.
Kwik; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim, about 10 miles above Bethel. Nelson, 1878-79, reports its native name to be Kwigamute, i. e., river people. Petrof, 1880, follows this spelling. Spurr and Post in 1898, following missionary Kilbuek, write Kwegamut.
Kwik; Eskimo village, on the southern shore of Nunivak island. Native name, from the Eleventh Census, which spells it Kweegamnte on the map and Kwigamint in the text (p. 164) .
Kwik; river, flowing from the Malaspina glacier into Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So called by Tebenkof in 1849. Kwik is the Eskimo word for river. Has also been called the Grand Wash.
Kwik; river, tributary to north shore of Norton bay,.Seward peninsular. Called Kuik by Peters in 1900. It is the Eskimo word for river. Earlier maps show a village here called Kvikh.
Kwik. The Eskimo name for river. (Singular Kwik, dual Kweek, plural Kweet. ) Kwikak; Eskimo village, on the left (? right) bank of the Kuskokwim, about 25 miles below Kalchagamut. It is apparently identical with Kwigalogamute of Petrof in 1880. Missionary Kilbuek, according to Spurr, 1898, writes it Queékagamut, and it was published by the Geological Survey as Kwika- gamut, i. e., Kwikak people.
Kwikak; Eskimo village, on the outer coast in the Yukon delta, a little south of the mouth of Black river. Native name, from the Coast Survey, 1898, who give it as Kwikágamiut.
Kwikli; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the east, a little above Bethel. Its Eskimo name, according to Spurr and Post, who obtained it from mis- sionary J. H. Kilbuek, in 1898, is Kwiklimut, i. e., Kwikli people.
Kwikluak; pass, in the Yukon delta, one of the outlets of the Yukon river. Eskimo name. On late Coast Survey charts called Kwiklok. Tebenkof, 1849, has Kwiklinak and Kwikltak, and Raymond, 1869, called it American Mouth. Kwikpak; pass, one of the months of the Yukon river. Eskimo name. Kwik mneans ricer (dual Kweek, plural Kweet ) and puk means big, large. Vari- ously written Kwikhpak, Kwikhsak, etc.
Kwikpak, river; see Yukon.
Kwiktalik; mountain (1,200 feet high), on Seward peninsula, between Golofnin and Norton bays, north shore of Norton sound. Native name, from Peters, 1900. Also written Quiktalik.
Karina, river; see Kanektok.
Kwinak; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim bay, at the mouth of the Kwinak or Kanektok river, Bering sea. So given by Sarichef, 1826, and Tebenkof, 1849. Petrof, 1880, writes it Quinehahamute, or, omitting the termination mute, meaning people, it would be Quene-a-ak. Variously written Quinhágamute, Quinehaha, etc.
Kwiniuk; mountain, Seward peninsula. Native name, from the prospectors, who write it Quinnehuk.
Kwiniuk; river, east of Golofnin bay and tributary to north shore of Norton bay. Eskimo name, written Quinnehuk by the prospectors.
Kirisnon. Raymond, 1869, shows a western tributary of the Tozi river called Quisnon. Name not found elsewhere.
Kwi-Lak.
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Kwiyadik; creek, tributary to Kuskokwim river, just south of Kanektok river, western Alaska. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geo- logical Survey, in 1898, and by them written Quiyaidik.
Kyak, island: see Kayak.
Kygane, cape; see Muzon.
Kygmil, cape; see Prince of Wales.
Kyska, harbor, ete .; see Kiska.
Kytlek, island; see South.
Lab; reef, between Cat and Mary islands, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archi- pelago. Name published in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 98) .
Labandera; reef, in the entrance to Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Labandera (the washer-woman) by Manrelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Labouchere; bay, indenting the northeastern coast of Prince of Wales island, and opening into Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by the trad- ers, after the Hudson Bay Company steamer Labouchere. Has also been called a port and a harbor.
Labouchere, bay; see Highfield anchorage.
Labouchere, harbor; see Pyramid.
Labouchere; island, at entrance to Labouchere bay, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Called Ship island by Helm in 1886.
Labouchere, island; see Pyramid.
Labouchere; mount, west of Chilkat inlet, near Pyramid harbor, southeastern Alaska. So named by Meade, in 1869, after the Hudson Bay Company's steamer Labouchere, which in turn was named after a Mr. Labouchere, of the Hudson Bay Company.
La Chaussée. From the northern point of entrance to Lituya bay there extends a spit called by La Perouse la chaussée (the road). On the English edition of La Perouse's chart (No. 19) this is designated as "Road to the Fishery & Morai" (burial place).
Lachina, river; see Lakina.
Ladds; fishing station, at mouth of the Chnitna river, near head of Cook inlet. Apparently a local name, in use in 1895. It is at or near the site of an Indian village called Chnitna.
Ladue; creek, tributary to the White river, from the west, near longitude 140°. Presumably named after a prospector, La Dne, who wintered on the Yukon in 1884-85.
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Ladrones, Islas de; see Robber.
Lagoon; point, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little west of Port Mol- ler. So named by Dall in 1882. Possibly identical with Rozhnof of Lutke in 1828.
La Grand Plateau; see Grand Plateau.
Laida. This is a Kamchatkan word meaning shoal, and was adopted by the Russians in the American possessions.
Luidenvoj, point; see Anchor.
Laja. An islet with rocks about it near San Fernando island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago, was named by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779 la Laja (the thin flat stone).
Lake; creek, tributary to Chandlar river, from the east, near longitude 148° 30'. Presumably a descriptive name, from Schrader, 1899.
Lake; hill, on St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Presumably a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1875. Lake, point; see Ajak.
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Lak-Las.
Lake Bay; small fishing village, on the northeastern shore of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. It is near Stevenson island, in Kashevarof pas- sage. So called in the Eleventh Census, 1890.
Lakina; river, tributary to the Chitina river, from the north, near longitude 143º. Native name, from Rohn, 1899, who wrote it Lachina. Pronounced Lắk-i-ná.
Lancashire; rocks, on the southern shore of Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. Named by Dall, in 1880, after the English yacht Lancashire Witch (Sir Thomas Hesketh, owner), which visited Cook inlet that year.
Landlocked; bay, on the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. Local descriptive name, published, in 1898, by the Geological Survey.
Landmark; conspicuous gap in the foothills of the Alaskan mountains, near the head of Delta river, longitude 146°. Descriptive name, by Mendenhall, of the Geological Survey, in 1898.
Landslip; point, on the western shore of Portland canal, near its head. Descriptive name, given by Pender in 1868.
Lane; islet, in Danger passage, between Mary and Duke islands, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Lanin, cape; see Lapin.
La Perouse; glacier, in the southern part of the St. Elias alps. So named by Dall, in 1874, after J. F. G. de La Perouse.
La Perouse; mountain (10,740 feet high), in southern part of the St. Elias alps. So named by Dall, in 1874, after Jean François de Galaup de la Perouse, the celebrated and unfortunate French navigator, who explored this coast in 1786.
Lapin; cape, forming the eastern head of Urilia bay, on northern shore of Unimak, eastern Aleutians. Tebenkof called this Lanin, but it has usually been written on American charts Lapin. Capt. Ivan Savich Lapin was a fur trader in this region, in 1762, and is an authority on the early history of the Aleutian islands. Perhaps the name Lanin is derived from the Russian word lan (deer). On most modern charts the name is misplaced, being applied to Mordvinof and Cave.
Larch; bay, near the south end of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Listvinichnaia (larch ) by the Russians.
Large; island, in Nazan bay, Atka, middle Aleutians. Named Bolshoi (large) by the Russians. Erroneously Bomchoi.
Large, Isle du; see Navy.
Larger or Great Arm, Whale bay; see Great arm.
Larratita, islet or reef; see Larzatita.
Larsen; bay, indenting the western shore of Uyak bay, on northern shore of Kodiak. So called in the Eleventh Census, 1890. Moser, 1899, has Larsen (Uyak) bay.
Larzatita; islet or reef, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago, called by Maurelle and Quadra, in 1775-1779, Larzatita, accord- ing to the English edition of plate 26 in the plates accompanying La Perouse's voyage. On the old Russian copy of this it is Larratita.
Las Animas, island and point; see Animas.
Lascano; islands. This name appears to have been applied by the Spaniards, in 1788, to some of the islets in Unimak pass.
Las Puercas, islets; see Sows (The).
Las Ranas, islets and rocks; see Frogs (The).
Last; cape, on the northern shore of Afognak bay, near mouth of Afognak river. Named Krainie (the very last ) by Murashef in 1839-40. Near by he has Posliedni (last) cape.
Las-Lea.
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Last Chance; creek, just south of Port Clarence, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Last Chance; creek, tributary to the Snake river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Last Chance; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the east, near Eagle. Pros- pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Last Timber; cape, on the southern shore of Raspberry island, Kupreanof strait, Kodiak group. The descriptive name Posliednaho liesy (last of the woods) was given by Murashef in 1839-40.
Late; point, the south point of Windfall island, Seymour canal, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Latouche; island, in the southwestern part of Prince William sound. So called by Vancouver in his atlas, 1798. Portlock, 1787, called it Foot island, pos- sibly from a fancied resemblance to a human foot. The native name is reported to be Klikaklik or Klikaklit, also spelled Khlikakhlik.
Latouche; point, the eastern point of entrance to Disenchantment bay, Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Latouche by Puget, of Vancouver's party, in 1794. It was called Punta de la Esperanza (hope point) by Malaspina, in 1791, perhaps in allusion to his hope of here finding the famous Northwest passage.
Lauder; point, the southern point of entrance to Whale bay, Baranof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Dixon in 1787. Has also been called South point.
Lauf; islands, in Rodman bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Launch; cove, at Southern rapids, Peril strait, Baranof island, Alexander archipel- ago. So called by Coghlan in 1884.
Laura; mountain (7,527 feet high), on the mainland, east of the Stikine river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Laurada, creek; see Moss.
Lava; islet, near Kruzof island, in entrance to Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809.
Lavinia; point, on the northwestern shore of Chichagof island, Cross sound, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Lay; point, on the Arctic coast, between Cape Lisburne and Icy cape. So named by Beechey, in 1826, after George Tradescant Lay, the naturalist of his expe- dition. On Tikhmenief's map this is called Sloistie (in layers).
Lazaref; cape, on the southeastern shore of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. So named by Lutke, in 1828, who says that Kudiakof, in 1791, reported its native name as Touliouliaga.
Lazaro; mountain (1,767 feet high ), on the south end of Duke island, Dixon entrance. Named St. Lazaro by Douglas in June, 1789. Usage has shortened the name to Lazaro.
Leader; island, in the entrance to Ivanof bay, Alaska peninsula. Named Provodnik (leader) by Woronkofski in 1837.
Leading; point, on Prince of Wales island, in southeastern part of Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Leading, point; see Harrison.
Leadville; mountain (1,797 feet high), near Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
League; point, on the mainland, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1868.
Leather, village; see Koserefski.
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Leb-Len.
Lebarge; river, tributary to the Yukon river, from the north, about 40 miles above the month of the Koyukuk. So named by Dall, in 1869, after his friend and companion, familiarly called Mike Lebarge. Its native name, according to Dall, is Miskúntl'kakat.
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