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Naknek; river, draining from Naknek lake westward to Bristol bay, Bering sea. Native name, from Lutke, 1828. Erroneously Naknik.
Naknek, village; see Suworof.
Nakolkavik: Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, near its mouth. Its native name, according to Nelson, 1878-79, is Naghaikhlavigamute, and according to Spurr and Post, 1898, getting their information from mis- sionary Kilbuck, Nacholchavigamut, i. e., Nakolkavik people. Petrof wrote Naghaikhlavigamute on his map and Naghikhlavigamute in his text (p. 17). Population in 1880, 193.
Nakwasina; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Nakwasinskoi by Vasilief in 1809.
Nakwasina; passage, separating Halleck island from Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. It was called Nakwasinskaia gulf by Vasilief in 1809, and has also been written Noquashinski and Little Noquashinski bay. Accord- ing to George Kostrometinoff this is from the Russian nakwashing (fer- mented ).
Valuktchrak, cape; see Providence.
Vamdak, erag: sce Lighthouse rocks.
Nameless; cape, on the western shore of Kenai peninsula. Called Besimenny (without a name ) by Wosnesenski about 1840.
Nameless; islet, in the southern part of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Beziemiannoi (nameless, anonymous) by Vasilief in 1809.
Vamtschak, rocks: see Lighthouse.
Nanana, river; see Cantwell.
Nandell; Indian village, on Tetling river, near Wagner lake, about 20 miles from the Tanana river. Visited by Allen, in 1885, who found a village of four houses and 86 people, presided over by the chief Nandell. Has been called Nandell's and, by error, Nandellas.
Nanok. This, says Langsdorf ( 11, 83), was the nickname given to Baranof by the natives about Sitka.
Vanrogaloklak; Eskimo village, in the Big Lake country. Visited by Nelson in January, 1879, who reported its native name to be Nanvogalokhlagamute. i. e., Nan-vog-a-lok-lak people. Erroneously Nauvogalokhlagamute in text of Tenth Census. In Eleventh Census, 1890, called Numavoknak- eldługamint. Population in 1880, 100; in 1890, 107. Noonehkak, village; see Kağıyak.
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Naouchlagamut, village: see Nauklak.
Napai; Eskimo village, on the northern bank of the Kuskokwim, a little above Kolmakof. Spurr and Post obtained from Dr. Romig, in 1898, the name Napáimut, i. e., Napai people, as the Eskimo name of this place.
Napaiskak; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, about 4 miles below Bethel. According to Nelson, 1878-79, its native name is Napaskiag- amnte, and according to missionary Kilbuck, 1898, it is Napaiskágamut, i. e., Napaiskak people.
Napakiak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim, about 10 miles below Bethel. Nelson, 1878, reports the native name as Napahaiagamute, and this is copied by Petrof and the Hydrographic Office. Spurr and Post, 1898, following missionary Kilbuck, write Napachiakáchagamut, i. e., Napakiakachak people.
Napean; point, the southwestern point of entrance to Eliza harbor, Admiralty island, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, who, in the text of his original edition of 1798, spells it Napean. It occurs there four times, always spelled Napean. On his chart, on the French copy of it, and in the 8º edition of 1801 it is Nepean, and this form has gained wide usage; variously corrupted to Nepen and Nepken.
Napoleon; creek, tributary, from the east, to South fork of Fortymile creek. Prospectors' name, from Barnard, 1898.
Napoleon; point, in the Yukon delta, on right bank of the Kwikpak pass; was so called by Raymond in 1869. Not identifiable on recent charts.
Narrow: cape, the northwestern point of Unga island, Shumagin group. Named Tonkie (narrow) by the Russians.
Narrow: cape, the northern point of entrance to Ugak bay, on eastern shore of Kodiak. Named Tonkie ( narrow ) by the Russians. It was named Hollings by Meares in 1788. It has been called Low. Narrow, Tonkeye, etc.
Narrow; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Narrow; passage, in Behm canal, separating Rudyerd island from Revillagigedo island. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Narrow; point, on Prince of Wales island, in Clarence strait, opposite mouth of Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Tonkie (narrow) by the Russians. Has also been written Tonkey.
Narrow; point, on the right bank of the Chilkat river. near its mouth. Named Tonkie (narrow) by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete. Narrow, point; see Tonki.
Narrow; strait, between Kodiak and Spruce islands, Kodiak group. Named Uzen- koi (narrow) or Elovoi (spruce) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Narrows; mountain (2,940 feet high), in the eastern part of Annette island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. It is near Tongass narrows, whence the name.
Narrows; point, on the southern shore of Kittiwake island. Kodiak group. Named Uekosti (narrows) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Narrows; two peaks (2,750 and 2,759 feet high ), at the northern entrance to Wran- gell strait, Lindenberg peninsula, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Nasanki, harbor; see Pavlof.
Nasikan, island; see Two Headed.
Natagehin. The Krause brothers, 1882, report Natagehin to be the native name of a small stream near Krotahini pass, southeastern Alaska.
Natazhat; mountain range, north of Mount St. Elias. Native name, reported by Hayes in 1891 as Nat-azh-at. Vatcheek, village: see Nuchek.
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Nateekin; Aleut village, at Nateekin bay, in Captains bay, Unalaska. Sarichef shows a village here, in 1792, which he calls Natieka settlement. Venia- minof, 183 ;, calls it Natickinskoe, and says it consists of two huts (yourts) and 15 people.
Nateekin; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Captains bay, Unalaska, east- ern Aleutians. Called Natiekinskaia by Veniaminof and known locally as Nateekin bay.
Nathlie; mountain, cast of Copper river, between Drum and Sanford mountains. So named by Abercrombie in 1898. Perhaps it should be Nathalie.
Nation; point, the western point of entrance to Egg harbor, Coronation island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Natsina, river; see White.
Natulten, village; see Notaloten.
Naugrik, village; see Suworof.
Nauklak; Eskimo village, in the interior of the eastern part of Alaska peninsula, on the trail from Kamishak bay, Cook inlet, to Naknek lake, and about 15 miles east of the latter. According to Spurr and Post, who obtained their information, in 1898, from the chief of Savonoski, its native name is Naouchlagamut, i. e., Nauklak people.
Naulchi, bay and river; see Black.
Naumliack, bay; see Kiavak.
Navy; islet, near Port Wrangell, Alaska peninsula. Named Morskoi (sea) by Vasilief in 1832. Lutke has Isle du Large and the Coast Survey, 1869, Navy islet.
Navy; peak (3,734 feet high), near MeHenry inlet, Etolin island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Nazan; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Atka island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Apparently so named by Tebenkof. Lutke calls it East bay. Nazan; hay, indenting the southern shore of Little Tanaga island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. So named by Tebenkof in 1849,
Nazidak, island; see Two Headed cape.
Neu-kluk, river; see Niuklık.
Near; cape, on the northwestern shore of Kittiwake island, Kodiak group. Named Blizhnie (near) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Near; group of islands, the westernmost of the Aleutian chain, and hence nearest, of all the Aleutians, to Asia. The early Russian explorers, accordingly, called them Blizhnie (near) islands. Langsdorf has (II, 13) Plishnie ostrowa or nearest islands. Have also been called Blijnie or Rat islands. Berg says Bering called them Deception islands, but Lutke says he finds no warrant for this in Bering's journal. Variously written Blijni, Blijnies, etc.
Near; island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Blisnie and Bliskie (near or close) by the early Russians. Lisianski, 1804, calls it Close island.
Near: island (600 feet high), near the southeastern shore of Nagai island, Shumagin group. Named Blizhnie (near) by the Russians.
Near; point, on the western shore of Piper island, Fish bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. Nearer, point; see Blizhni.
Vechraje, rock; see Eldred.
Necker; bay, indenting the western shore of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Called Port Necker by La Perouse in 1786. Called Kamenistaia (rocky or stony) by the Russians. Has been called Rocky, Stone, and Stony.
Necker; islands, near the southern entrance to Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So called in the Coast Pilot, 1883, and attributed to La Peronse, 1786. La Perouse's chart 16 shows Port Necker in this place and chart 17 Port Neker for the same place.
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Verker, isles; see Guibert.
Nedostatka; islet, in the northern part of Krestof sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Nedostatka (want) island by Vasilief in 1833.
Needle; peak (1,700 feet high), near the center of Coronation island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Needle; peak, near the head of Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855.
Needle; rock, near the northwestern shore of Amaknak island, Captains bay, Unalaska. Descriptive name, given by Dall in 1874.
Needles; mountain (7,000 feet high ), on right bank of the Tanana river, near latitude 62°. Descriptive name, given by Peters and Brooks in 1898.
Neets; bay, in Behm canal, indenting the northwestern shore of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Negro; cape, in the eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Cabo Negro (black cape) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Negsue: creek, tributary to Penny river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. Negrelnuk, river; see Golsova.
Nellie Juan; port, indenting the western shore of Prince William sound. Discoy- ered and named, in 1887, by Samuel Applegate, after his schooner, Nellie Juan. This spelling is from Applegate's map, where it is also written Nell Juan and sometimes Nelly Juan.
Nellie Juan, cape; see Aspid.
Nelson, creek; see Baker.
Nelson: island, on the western coast of Alaska, northeast of Nanivak island, Bering sea. So named by Gannett, in 1880, after Edward William Nelson, who spent about five years in this region as an observer for the United States Signal Service and collector for the Smithsonian Institution.
Nelson; lagoon, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little west of Port Moller. So named by Dall, in 1882, after Mr. E. W. Nelson.
Nelson; point, in Behm canal, on the mainland, the southern point of entrance to Smeaton bay. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Lord Nelson. Nelupaki, cape; see Kekurnoi.
Nemeth; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- tude 148°. Presumably a prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Nenevok; lake, between the headwaters of Togiak and Kanektok rivers, western Alaska. Native name, from Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, who camped on its shore September 10, 1898. They give the name as Nenevókuk adding "Nenevok =lake with descriptive ending." Neniltschik, cape; see Ninilehik. Nepean, point: see Napean.
Nepovorotni; group of rocks, south of Japonski island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Nepovorotnoi (not turning) by Vasilief in 1809. Entering Sitka harbor by Middle channel, these rocks, on the port hand, are not to be turned around. The course is to be kept for about a mile further, when one reaches Povorotnoi (turning) island, around which one turns to the anchorage. Has also been written Nepoverotni. Neprop, island; see Impassable.
Nepropusknoi, island; see Impassable.
Nerelna; creek, tributary to the Chitina river, from the south. Native name, from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900.
Nerpichi; islets, south of Middle island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Nerpichi (seal) by Vasilief in 1809. Verpichie, bay, etc. ; see Seal.
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Verpitchy, islet; soc Ikiginak.
Nesbitt; point, the southernmost point of Zarembo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. Has also been written Nesbit, this form being found in the 8º edition of Vancouver (vol. 4, p. 245).
Nesbitt; reef, off Point Nesbitt, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Netne: lake, near Tyonck, at head of Cook inlet. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Neumann, bay and point; see Moffet.
Neumann; island, the casternmost of the Kudiakof islands, Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Mr. Rudolph Neumann, of the Alaska Commercial Company.
Neva; bay, immediately north of Cape Edgecumbe, on the western side of Kruzof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by officers of the Russian- American Company in about 1849.
Neva; island, east of the Parker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called Nevi. Named after the ship Nera.
Neva; point, at junction of Nakwasina passage and Neva strait, on Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883.
Neva; strait, separating Baranof island from Partofshikof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Lisianski, in 1804, after his vessel; called Olga strait by Vasilief in 1809. It then included what has been termed Olga strait. The present Neva channel is the Olga strait of the Russian chart of 1809, but not of Tebenkof.
Nevski; group of islets, south of Japonski island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipel- ago. Presumably named by the Russians, in 1809, after the war ship Nera, which was at Sitka in 1804.
Ver, harbor; see Baralof.
New Archangel, town; see Sitka.
New Balaam; see Uzinkee.
Newberry, river; see Teslin.
New Bogoslof, island; see Grewingk.
Nurchukli. Allen, 1885, shows a river tributary to the Yukon, from the north, near longitude 153°, which he calls Newchuklikakat, i. e., Newchukli river. Late maps have in this vicinity two streams, called Birch creek and Island creek. The latter seems to be the Newchukli of Allen.
New Eddystone; islands, in Behm canal, near entrance to Rudyerd bay, Alex- ander archipelago. Apparently so named by the British Admiralty about 1865.
New Eddystone; point, in Behm canal, the south point of entrance to Rudyerd bay, Alexander archipelago. So named on the Russian charts. The point is a short distance from New Eddystone rock. On a late Coast Survey chart the point is called Lonise.
New Eddystone; rock, in Behm canal, between Smeaton and Rudyerd bays, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, from its resemblance to the Light-House rock off Plymouth, England.
Newell; sunken rock, in Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 93).
Newenham; cape, on the mainland, the northern point of entrance to Bristol bay, Bering sea. So named by Cook, July 16, 1778. The natives call it Black, on account of its color, and Tebenkof has Newenham followed by chernoi (black ) in parenthesis.
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Newicargut, island; see Nowi.
New Morchori, village; see Morzhovoi.
Ver Russia, colony; see Glory of Russia.
Newton; creek, tributary to Dry creek, near Nome, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Newton: glacier and mountain (13,774 feet high), near Mount St. Elias, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Russell, in 1890, after Henry Newton, author of a report on the geology of the Black Hills of Dakota.
Niblack; anchorage, in Moira sound, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover, in 1885, after Ensign Albert Parker Niblack, U. S. N., a member of his party. Erroneously Niblick on British Admiralty chart 2431.
Niblack; islands, in Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, after Ensign A. P. Niblack, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Niblack; point, on Cleveland peninsula, in Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover, in 1885, after Ensign A. P. Niblack, U. S. N., a member of his party. Erroneously Niblick point.
Nicholas, settlement; see Korovinski.
Nichols; bay, indenting the southern end of Prince of Wales island, Dixon entrance. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1880, after Commander Henry Ezra Nichols, U. S. N.
Nichols; group of islands, in Tlevak strait, opposite Breezy bay, Alexander archi- pelago. Sonamed by Dall, in 1882, after Commander H. E. Nichols, U. S. N., who reconnoitred this region in 1881. Near them are "The Sentinels" or Sentinel islands. Coast Survey chart 713, published in 1883, calls the whole group Sentinel islands.
Nichols; hill (280 feet high), at month of Nushagak river. So named by the Fish Commission, in 1890, presumably after Commander H. E. Nichols, U. S. N. Erroneously Nicholls.
Nichols: mountain, near Mount St. Elias. So named by the New York Times Expedition, of 1886, after Commander H. E. Nichols, U. S. N.
Nichols; passage, between Annette and Gravina islands, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. Called Nichols pass in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 79), after Commander H. E. Nichols, U. S. N.
Nichols Bay; cannery (now burned and abandoned), in Nichols bay, at the southern end of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So called in the Eleventh Censns, 1890.
Nicholson; rocks, north of Makhnati island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Niegieklik, river; see Clear.
Nickta, cape; see Prince of Wales.
Nigaluk; Eskimo village, near the month of Colville river, Arctic coast. Native name, published as early as 1867, and probably earlier.
Niga To, river; see Yukon.
Nights Lodging; cape, on the southern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Nochlega (night's lodging) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Vik, river; see Kaknn.
Nikolai; creek, tributary to McCarthy creek, from the east. So called by the prospectors, after the Indian chief, Nikolai.
Nikolai; house, on Nizina river, sonth bank, near the mouth of the Chitistone. Name of an Indian chief, reported by Ilaves, in 1891, who says " Nicolai, or Scolai, as the Yukon Indians call him."
Nikolai, islands; see Green.
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Nikolaicf: anchorage and small village, near Belkofski, Alaska peninsula. Called Nikolaieysky by Petrof, in 1880, and Nicoloffsky by the Fish Commission. Presumably named by the Russians after Tsar Nikolas.
Mikolas, rock or shoal; see Cozian.
Vikolski, cape; see Tanak.
Nikolski; native village, on the northern shore of Umnak, opposite Driftwood bay. So called by the Russians as early as 1830. Veniaminof speaks of it as Riecheshnoe (river), now called Nikolski. Population in 1834, 83; in 1880, 127; in 1890, about 100. Lutke writes it Retchechnoi and Petrof, Nikolsky. Nikolskoi, village; see Korovinski.
Nilkoka; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the north, near latitude 65°. Native name, reported by Peters and Brooks in 1898.
Ninagiak; island, in Hallo bay, Shelikof strait. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Ninilchik; cape and river, on the eastern shore of Cook inlet. So called by Tebenkof,
1849. Wosnesenski, about 1840, calls the cape Neniltschik or Sunit and the river Chnik-Chnak.
Ninilchik; rock or rocks, on the eastern shore of Cook inlet, between Kasilof and Ninilehik river mouths. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Ninilchik; village of 81 people (1890), on eastern shore of Cook inlet, south of the Kasilof river mouth. Late maps show a fishery here. A small Russian settlement was made here early in the century. Petrof (Tenth Census, VIII, p. 27) says: "A number of 'colonial citizens,' or superannuated employés, of the old Russian Company were ordered to settle some fifty or sixty years ago (1830 or 1820) at Ninilehik, and their descendents live there still." On Wosnesenski's map in Grewingk, about 1840, the place is called Munina and the nearby cape Neniltschik or Sunit.
Ninnan-Tugat, lake; see Becharof.
Nipple; mountain, in California ridge, Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Nipples (The); two mountains (elevations 2,450 and 2,900 feet high), near Sha- kan bay, on Kosciusko island, Alexander archipelago. . Called Shakan nipples in the Coast Pilot of 1883 (p. 101). Usually called The Nipples. Niprohodni, bay; see No Thorofare.
Nisling; river, tributary to the White river, from the east, near longitude 140°. Native name, reported by Hayes in 1891.
Nismeni; cove, at north end of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Nismeni; lake, on the border of Malaspina glacier. Tebenkof shows such a lake just behind Point Rion ( Nismeni of Tebenkof), which he calls Nizmennie (low). Nismeni; point, the northernmost point of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Nismeni (low or low-lying) by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been written Nismenna and Nizmennie.
Nitak; Indian village, on Knik arm of Cook inlet. Native name, reported by Petrof, in 1880, as Nitakh.
Niukluk; river, in Seward peninsula, tributary to Golofnin sound. An Eskimo name, now used locally, and variously written Nea-kluk, NenkInk, Neukeluk, etc. The Western Union Telegraph Expedition map of 1867 calls it leathluik. In 1869 it was called Fish river, apparently by Dall, and has since borne this name on most maps till quite recently. The Russians, as early as 1852, called it Ikint-pak (Ikint-big) or Big Ikint of the Eskimo. See also Eaton.
Vinnok, island; see Chernobour.
Velmi, lake; see Lower.
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Nizina; glacier, and river, tributary to the Chitina. Native name reported, in 1891, by Hayes, who spells it Nizzenah, i. e., Nizi river.
Nizkoi, island; see Crooked.
Nizmennia, point; see Shoals.
Nizmennoi, cape, island, etc .; see Low.
Vizmennoi, point; see Rion.
Noatak; Eskimo villages, on the lower part of the Noatak river, northwestern Alaska. Called Noatagamutes, i. e., Noatak peoples, by Petrof in 1880.
Noatak; river, in northwest Alaska, tributary to Hotham inlet. On carly maps this is called Inland river and sometimes Inland or Nunatok. The pre- vailing modern usage is Noatak, as above given.
· Nob; mountain, near George inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Nocadero, strait; see Trocadero.
Nochlega, cape; see Night's Lodging.
Nocotocargut, creek; see Beaver and Birch.
Nohoolchinta. Allen, 1885, gives this as the name of a native village on the right bank of what is now called the South fork of the Koyukuk, about 3 miles from its mouth; see South fork of Koyukuk.
Nohtalohton, village; see Notaloten.
Noisak, cape; see Mordvinof.
Noisy; islands, near the northeastern shore of Kodiak. Called Sodomniia (noisy ) by Tebenkof, 1849. A cape near it was called Noisy cape by the Coast Survey in 1867. Has also, on one chart, been called Zotschomnia.
Nokrot; Eskimo village, near Cape Romanof, on south shore of Norton sound. Native name, obtained by the Coast Survey, in 1898, and published as Nokrotmint, i. e., Nokrot people.
No Man; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the east, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Nome; cape, on the northern shore of Norton sound. Named Tolstoi (blunt or broad) by Tebenkof in 1833. Russian Hydrographic chart 1455, pub- lished in 1852. calls it Sredni (middle), adding Tolstoi as a synonym. The name Nome first appears on British Admiralty charts. after the Franklin search expeditions, and was given by Kellett, in 1849. Sir William Wharton, hydrographer to the British Admiralty, writing in April, 1901, says: "The name Cape Nome, which is off the entrance to Norton bay, first appears on our charts from an original of Kelletts in 1849. I suppose the town gets its name from the same source, but what that is we have nothing to show." Prof. George Davidson says that this nameless cape on the original sheet bore the memorandum "?Name" which the draftsman interpreted to be C. Nome.
Nome; mining camp, near Cape Nome, on southern shore of Seward peninsula. Local name. Schrader and Brooks, who visited it in October, 1899, speak of the thriving young city of Nome, first called Anvil City, now officially Nome. Gold was found here in June, 1898, and on October 18, 1898, the Cape Nome mining district was organized.
Nome; mountains, in the Nome mining region, in southern part of Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Nome; post-office, at Nome, Seward peninsula. Established in June, 1899. Nome; river, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Name published in 1900. Noocheek, village; see Nuchek.
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Nook (The); cove, indenting the eastern shore of Tigalda island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Nook ( The), village: see Teller.
Nookmint, station; see Teller.
Noon; point, the northeasternmost point of Pleasant island, ley strait, Alexandef archipelago. Name published by Dall, in 1883, in the Coast Pilot.
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