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Lebederski, islands; see Pribilof.
Lebiashe, lake; see Swan.
Le Conte; bay, in the mainland, east of Mitkof island, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, presumably after Joseph Le Conte, professor of geology in the University of California. Has also been written Leconte. Le Conte; glacier, at head of Le Conte bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, presumably after Prof. Joseph Le Conte. Has also been written Leconte.
Ledge; islet, in Funter bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
Ledge; point, on the mainland, the south point of entrance to Walker cove, Behm canal. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Ledge; point, the southwestern point of entrance to Nakat inlet, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name given by Nichols in 1883.
Ledianoi, cape; see Icy.
Leduc; river, on the mainland, tributary to the Chiekamin river, southeastern Alaska. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1893. Also written Le Duc.
Lees; point, the eastern point of entrance to Anchor passage, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793.
Leesia, bay; see Aleutkina.
Leesoffskaia, bay; see Aleutkina.
Leesy, cape and islet; see Fox.
Left; cape, the western head of Kiliuda bay, Kodiak. Named Lievoi (left hand) by the Russians. It is on the left hand as one enters the bay.
Leg; island, west from Latouche island, Prince William sound. So named by Dixon in 1787.
Legma; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Legma is Alent for calm.
Leila; small lake, near the headwaters of the Matanuska river, about latitude 62º. So named by Glenn in 1898.
Leisnoi, island; see Liesnoi.
Lemesurier; island, near entrance to Glacier bay, Icy strait, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall, in 1879, after the officer who commanded one of Van- couver's boats during the exploration and survey of Cross sound in 1794. Lemesurier; point, at the junction of Ernest sound and Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Mr. Le Mesurier, a mem- ber of his party. Sometimes it has been written Mesurier.
Lemly; rock and group of rocks, off Lemesurier point, at the junction of Ernest sound and Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by C'lover, in 1885, presumably after Capt. Samuel Conrad Lemly, Judge-Advocate- General, U. S. N. Erroneously Lemley.
Lemon; point, the north point of entrance to Port McArthur, Kuiu island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Helin in 1886.
Lena; cove, indenting the mainland, in Favorite channel, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1893.
Lena; point, on the mainland, near southern entrance to Favorite channel, Stephens passage, southeastern Alaska. So named by Beardslee in 1880.
Lenard; harbor, in Cold bay, near Belkofski, Alaska peninsula. Apparently 20 named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
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Lenard; sunken rock, southwest of Sannak island. So named by the Fish Com- mission in 1888.
Lennan; shoal, off south end of Dolgoi island, near Belkofski. So named by Dall in 1880.
Lennox; island, near the eastern point of entrance to Izembek bay, Alaska penin- sula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Leo; anchorage, in Fortuna strait at south end of Chichagof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Surveyed and so named by Coghlan, in 1884, presumably after the schooner Leo.
Leontovich; cape, the western point of entrance to Gerstle bay, on north shore of Alaska peninsula, " between Port Moller and Izembek bay. Named by Lutke, in 1828, after Lient. Alexander Leontovich, I. N., a member of his party. Has also been called Leon eape and Starling cape.
Leroy; creek, tributary to BInestone river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Leskoff, cape; see Lieskof.
Lesnoi, islet; see Liesnoi.
Lesser or Small arm, Whale bay; see Small arm.
Letnikof; cove, on the eastern shore of Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Lindenberg in 1838.
Letushkirin, village; see Old Kootznahoo.
Levashef; port or harbor, at head of Captains bay, Unalaska, eastern Alentians. Capt .- Lieut. Michael Levashef wintered here, September 18, 1768, to June 6, 1769, and, after his vessel, called the place St. Paul harbor. In 1790, Sarichef surveyed in this locality, and, after Levashef, named this place Captains harbor. Krusenstern, in 1827, says of this place that it is properly called Captains, but to distinguish it from others it will be convenient to call it Port Levacheff. It has generally been called Captains harbor.
Level; island, at entrance to Duncan canal, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, given by Snow in 1886. At high water it becomes two islands.
Level; mountain, on Revillagigedo island, near Tongass narrows, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Lewes; river, one of the affinents of the upper Ynkon. In 1847 or 1848 Robert Campbell, of the Hudson Bay Company, descended this river and named it Lewes. Present usage appears to regard the Yukon as beginning at the junction of the Lewes and Pelly rivers at Fort Selkirk. Often written Lewis. The form Lewes has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Lewis; cape, on the Arctic coast, between Point Hope and Cape Lisburne. So named by Beechey, in 1826, presumably after Mr. Charles Lewis, who accompanied him as a volunteer.
Lewis; low islet, west from Alava point, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archi- pelago. Apparently so named by local pilots. Near it is Walker island, and there has been confusion between these names. Called Side island in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 77).
Lewis; point, on Gravina island, Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. Named, presumably, by local pilots about 1880.
Lewis, river; see Lewes.
Lewis; reef, off Lewis point, Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. So named by local pilots.
Lgun, rock; see Liar.
Liakik, bay; see Three Saints.
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Liakik; cape, forming the eastern point of entrance to Three Saints bay, Kodiak. So called by Tebenkof, 1849. Perhaps from Liak, the Aleut name for the black-footed goose.
Liar; rock. the westernmost of the Eckholms group, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Lgun (liar) by the Russians in 1809. Has also been ca"ed False rock.
Liard; river, tributary to the Mackenzie, from the west. Has also been called Mountain river. The above name, Liard, has been adopted by the Cana- dian Board on Geographic Names.
Libby; river, tributary to the headwaters of Niukluk river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900. Presumably so named after Daniel B. Libby, of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, in 1866.
Libbey; glacier, tributary to Agassiz glacier, St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. Named by Topham, in 1888, after Prof. William Libbey, jr., of Princeton college. Erroneously Libby.
Liberty; fork, of O'Brien creek, in the Fortymile mining district. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Lida; island, near the northeastern point of Sannak island, Sannak group. So called by the Fish Commission in 1880.
Lidrejana, bay; see Andrew.
Liebigstag; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, near latitude 62º. So called by Allen, in 1885, after an Indian chief living at or near its mouth. Apparently identical with Chetaslina.
Liesistoi, islet; see Wooded.
Lieskof; cape, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, northwest of Pavlof bay. Named Lieskova (Lieskof's) by Lutke, in 1828, after Lieut. Arcadie Lieskof, I. N., a member of his party. Has been written Leskoff, Lieskoff, Liskoff, etc. Apparently identical with Garfield point of the Fish Commission in 1888.
Liesnoi, cape; see Wooded.
Liesnoi; island, between Woewodski and Eliza harbors, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Zarembo in 1838.
Liesnoi; island, in Krestof harbor, Kruzof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Vasilief in 1809.
Liesnoi; island, northwest of Wrangell, in Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by the Rynda party in 1863. The island is low and wooded. Has been printed erroneously Leisnoi.
Liesnoi; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (wooded) by Vasilief, in 1809, who has a North Liesnoi and a South Liesnoi. Has also been erroneously written Lusnoi. Liesnoi, island; see Makhnati.
Liesnoi; islet, near Kruzof island, in entrance to Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Vasilief in 1809.
Liesnoi; islet, near Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been written Lesnoi.
Liesnoi; shoal, near Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Lietnik; cape, in Kizhuyak bay, north coast of Kodiak. Named Lietnika (sum- iner village) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Lietnik, cape, on the western shore of Afognak bay, Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Lietnika (summer village) by Murashef, 1839-40.
Lieroi, cape; see Left.
Lighter; creek, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade who, in 1869, opened a coal mine here.
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Lighthouse, island; see Signal.
Lighthouse; rocks, southwest of the Semidis. So named by Dall in 1874. Teben- kof, 1849, calls it Namdak erag or pinnacle. Also called Namtschak.
Lillian; creek, tributary to Buster creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Lilly; lake, 10 miles north of and tributary to Klutina lake. So named by Aber- crombie in 1898. Also written Lily.
Lime; creek, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the south, in the Eldorado min- ing district, Seward peninsula. Local name published by the Geological Survey in 1900. Called Bear creek on a recent local map.
Lime; point, the western point of entrance to Nutkwa inlet, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Limestone; creek, tributary to Bettles river, from the north, near longitude 149° 30'. Descriptive name, from Schrader, 1899.
Limestone; creek, tributary to Clear creek, from the east, on south slope of Mount Wrangell. Apparently a local name, reported by Sehrader in 1900.
Limestone; gap, in the Talkeetna mountains, between the headwaters of Bubb and Ilieks creeks. So named by Glenn in 1898.
Limestone; inlet, in the mainland, opening into Stephens passage, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name, given by Meade in 1869. On the north shore are some high limestone bluffs.
Limestone Bluffs; mountain, on the north shore of Limestone inlet, Stephens pass- age, southeastern Alaska. So named by Meade, in 1869, who says: "From a remarkable-looking streak on the side of the mountain forming the west side of the inlet I called it Limestone Inlet and the mountain Limestone Bluff."
Lina, bay; see Lituya.
Lincoln, cape; see Mordvinof.
Lincoln; channel, between Sitklan and Kannaghunut islands, Dixon entrance. Presumably named, in 1869, after the U. S. revenue cutter Lincoln.
Lincoln; island, north of Point Retreat, in Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Lincoln; mountains (6,200 feet high ), near the head of Portland canal. Apparently so named by the Coast Survey. Erroneously Licoln.
Lincoln; open bay, on the northwestern shore of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1890. Designated as Lincoln bight on a recent Coast Survey chart.
Lincoln; peak (4,894 feet high), on the mainland, north of Frederick sound, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after President Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln; rock, awash at lowest water, southeast of Kashevarof passage, in Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow, in 1886, after President Lincoln. This rock has been reserved for light-house purposes by Execu- tive order dated January 4, 1901.
Lindeman; lake, near Chilkoot pass, in the Yukon drainage basin. Named by Schwatka, in 1883, after Dr. Moritz Lindeman, vice-president of the Bremen Geographical Society.
Lindenberg; harbor, indenting the southern shore of Chichagof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1833.
Lindenberg; head, the eastern head of Lindenberg harbor, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Name apparently first applied by Moore in 1895.
Lindenberg; peninsula, constituting the eastern part of Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. The Russians called its eastern side Lindenberg shore or coast, after G. Lindenberg, who explored and surveyed in the Alex-
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ander archipelago in and about 1838. Dall, in the Coast Pilot, 1883, applied the name to the peninsula.
Lindenberg, point; see Glacier.
Line; island, at entrance to Whiting harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Linnet; islet, near Spruce island, of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Chechotkin (linnet) by Vasilief in 1809.
Lion; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal, near its head. So named by the Coast Survey as early as 1891.
Lion; reef, on the Arctic coast, east of Colville river. So named by Franklin after his boat Lion, which grounded upon it, August 7, 1826.
Lisburne; cape (849 feet high), on the Arctic coast of Alaska. Discovered and so named by Cook, August 21, 1778. Erroneously Lisburn and Lisbon.
Liscome; bay, on the southern shore of Dall island, Dixon entrance. A bay in this vicinity, not exactly identified, was named Port Liscome by Ingraham in 1792.
Liscum, fort; see Fort Liseum.
Lisefskaia, bay; see Camp Coogan.
Lisianski; peninsula, between Katliana bay and Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot of 1883.
Lisianski; point, the north point of entrance to Katliana bay, Sitka sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Dall, in the Coast Pilot of 1883, after Capt. Iuri Fedorovich Lisianski, I. N., who was at Sitka in 1804.
Lisianski; small bay, on the southeastern coast of Kodiak, northwest of Sitkalidak island. Name given by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Lisianski; strait, separating Yakobi island from Chichagof island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Dall, in 1879, in the Coast Pilot, after Capt. Iuri Fedorovich Lisianski, upon whose chart of 1814 it first appears. Has been written Lisiansky.
Liskoff, cape; see Lieskof.
Litnik; Indian village, on Afognak bay, Afognak island. This name is found on a map made by the Fish Commission in 1889. Apparently it is the Afognak of other maps, and may be intended for Lietnik (summer village).
Little; bay, indenting the northeastern shore of Akun island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Little; canyon, on the Stikine river, British Columbia.
Little; cove, at head of Middle bay, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Mielkoi (very small) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Little; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Little; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the north, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, obtained by the Geological Survey in 1899. On a late map this is shown as a branch of Moonlight creek and Moonlight creek made a tributary of the Snake.
Little, glacier; see Popof.
Little; island, at entrance to Deep bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Malie (little) by Vasilief in 1833.
Little: island, in southern part of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Symonds in 1880.
Little; islands, west of Unga and north of Wosnesenski island, near entrance to Pavlof bay, Alaska peninsula. So called by Dall in 1882.
Little; mountain, on the south bank of the Yukon, near mouth of the Koyukuk river. So named by Allen in 1885.
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Little; river, about one mile west of Cape Ugat, on northern coast of Kodiak. So called by Moser in 1899.
Little; rock (10 feet a ve high water), near north end of Duke island, in Revil- lagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. Presumably so named by local pilots about 1880.
Little Anvil; creek, just east of Topkok river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Little Black, river; see Big Black.
Little Blanche; creek, tributary to Seventymile creek, from the south, about 10 miles from Eagle, on the Yukon. Prospectors' name, from Barnard in 1898.
Little Branch; bay, indenting the south western shore of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Maloi Strelka (little arrow, i. e., little offshoot) by the Russians.
Little Diomede; island, one of the Diomede group, in Bering strait. Commonly known as the Little Diomede. Saner and, after him, Lutke give its name as Imaglin. Beechey, 1830, has Kruzenstern (Igna-look), while Tehen- kof, 1849, calls it Ignalink. Beechey named this island, in 1826, after the Russian admiral, Krusenstern.
Little Fort; island, on the southeastern shore of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Named Maloi Krieposti (little fort) by the Russian-American Company in 1849.
Little Gavanski; island, immediately opposite Starri-gavan bay, Sitka sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Named Gavanski menshoi (little harbor) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called Little island.
Little Goose, island; see Goose.
Little Hurrah; creek, tributary to Big Hurrah creek, from the south, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Little Kiska; island, just east of Kiska, Rat island group, western Aleutians. So valled by Lutke. See Kiska.
Little Koniuji; island, between Big Koniuji and Simeonof islands, Shumagin group. So named by the Russians. According to Veniaminof this is Tangimak island of the Aleuts. Lutke writes it Tounghimik. See also Koniuji.
Little Minook; creek, tributary to Minook creek, from the east. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Little Naked; island, near Naked island, Prince William sound. Local name. There is a fox farm on this island.
Little Polovina; hill, in the northeastern part of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Presumably the local name. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1875. Polovina is Russian for halfway.
Little Rapids; islet, in Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Little Raspberry; island, between Afognak and Kodiak, Kodiak group. Named Maloi Malinovoi (little raspberry) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Little Raspberry; strait, between Kittiwake and Kodiak islands, Kodiak group. Named Maloi Malinovoi (little raspberry) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Little Rose; island, one of the Opasni islands, in Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Little Sitkin; island (3,585 feet high), betwen Kiska and Semisopochnoi islands, Rat island group, western Aleutians. So called by the Russians. Lutke, 1835, calls it Little or Western Sitkin. Also has been written Little Sitchin. Little Strelki, arm, of Whale bay; see Small.
Little Sushitna; stream, entering head of Cook inlet, between Sushitna river and Knik arm. Local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
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Little Tanaga; island, east of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Called Tannak on Russian Hydrographic chart 1400, edition of 1848; Tanaga by Tebenkof, in 1849, and Little Tanaga by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1855, doubtless to distinguish it from the larger Tanaga island, about 70 miles west of this one. Native name.
Lituya; bay, in southern part of the St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. This name is of Indian origin and was obtained and used by the Russians. The Indian word is thought by Dall to be H'lit-tu-yuh, accented on the last syllable. Lisianski, in 1805, wrote it L'tooa bay, and Tebenkof writes it Ltua. Russian Hydrographic chart 1378 has Altna bay or Port Frantsuzof. Out of these has come Ltuya, Alituya, Altona, and Lina. La Perouse surveyed the bay, in 1786, and named it Port des Français and to the whale- man it has been known as Frenchman's bay. The name Skecter has also been applied to it under a misapprehension.
Lituya; mountain (11,832 feet high), in the Fairweather range, southeastern Alaska. Name published by Tebenkof in 1849.
Lively; group of islands, in Tlevak strait, near Tlevak narrows, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Dall, in 1882, after the steam launch of the Hassler. Sheldon Jackson has called this group Voorhees isles.
Lively; sunken rock, in Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols, in 1883, after the Hassler's steam launch Lively.
Livingston; creek, tributary to Feather river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Lizard; point on the southeastern shore of Pearse island, Portland inlet. So named by Pender in 1868. Erroneously Lizzard.
Loaf; ridge of mountains (2,200 feet high), on the mainland, northeast of Dixon entrance. So called by Nichols in 1883.
Lockwood; peak (3,510 feet high) in the northeastern part of Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Lieut. James Booth Lockwood, U. S. A., who perished at Cape Sabine in 1883.
Lockwood; point, on Woewodski island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago.
So named by Meade in 1869. It was called Poverotni (turning) by Lindenberg in 1838.
Lode; point, on the right bank of the Chilkat river, near its mouth. Named Zhila (lode, also hut) by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete.
Lofka; hut, of an Indian named Lofka, where the earliest American travelers on the Yukon used to spend a night. Called Lofka, Lofka's and Lofka's barrabora (hut). It was on the right bank of the Yukon and due east from St. Michael.
Log; point, on Liesnoi island, Woewodski harbor, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Logan; mountain (19,539 feet high), in the St. Elias region. So named by Russell, in 1890, in honor of Sir William Edmond Logan, "founder and long direc- tor of the Geological Survey of Canada." The name has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Logan; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Lohtianoi, point; see Glacier.
Lohtianoi, sound; see Cross.
Lomas; cape, on the western shore of Port Caldera, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Cabo de las Lomas (cape of the hillocks) by Mau- relle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Lomavik; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the lower Kuskokwim. Name from Nelson, 1879, who wrote it Lomavigamute, i. e., Lomavik people.
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Lone; mountain (2,142 feet high), near Barlow cove, on northern end of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So called by Meade in 1869. Has, on a recent Coast Survey chart, been called Barlow mountain.
Lone; rock, in lood bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Lone: rock, in or near Port Wrangell, Alaska peninsula. Named Odinakoi (isolated or lone) by Vasilief in 1832.
Lone; small islet, in Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name, given by Reid in 1892.
Lone Tree; istet, near entrance to Whitewater bay, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 157).
Long. A sunken bank or reef, called by the Russians Dlinnaia (rather long), and lying near Pamplona rock, Gulf of Alaska, is shown on Russian Hydro- graphie chart 1378 (1847).
Long; beach, in Mitrofania bay, Alaska peninsula. So called by the Fish Commis- sion in 1888.
Long; glacier, on the southern flank of Mount Wrangell and tributary to Kotsina creek, from the north. So named by Schrader, in 1900, from its shape.
Long; island, in Chiniak bay, near St. Paul, Kodiak .. Named Dolgoi or Goloi (long or bare) by the Russians in 1809. Lisianski, in 1804, called it Barren island. Long; island, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. De- scriptive name, given by Meade in 1869.
Long; island, in Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1880.
Long; island, in northeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Dolgoi (long) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called Dolgay and Dolgoi.
Long; island, in Port Frederick, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Long; island, on the western shore of Cordova bay, Dixon entrance. Named Dol- goi (long) by the Russians.
Long; peak (about 2,500 feet high), on Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Climbed by Lieutenant Berry, in 1881, and its height measured by aneroid barometer. Capt. Thomas Long, of the whaling bark Nile, measured its height in 1867 and obtained the result 2,480 feet. Named Long peak by the Hydro- graphic office in (or before) 1879 and Berry's peak by the same office in 1881.
Longfellow; peak (2,955 feet high), on the mainland, near Port Snettisham, south- eastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1888, after the poet, Henry Wads- worth Longfellow.
Lookout; mountain, about 800 to 1,000 feet above the river, on west bank of Koyu- kuk river, near latitude 67º. So named by Allen, who ascended it in August, 1885.
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