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Noon; point, the southernmost point of Jacob island, northeast of the Shumagin group. Named Pohidennie (noon) by Woronkofski in 1837.
Vootorruktoy, lake; see Nutuvukti.
Nootrook, settlement: see Nuwuk.
Noquashinski, passage; see Nakwasina.
Norcross, island; see Jackson.
Nordenskiold; river, tributary to Lewes river, from the south, near longitude 136°. Named by Schwatka, in 1883, after Baron Nils Adolf Erik von Nordenskiold, the celebrated Swedish arctic explorer.
Norfolk, sound; see Sitka.
Noriega; point, on the southern shore of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta Noriega by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Norma; bay, indenting the western end of Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Norris; glacier, in Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska. So called by Reid, in 1892, (National Geographic Magazine, vol. IV, p. 46).
North; anchorage, on the northern shore of St. George island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Local name.
North; arm, of Bay of Pillars, Kuin island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
North; arm, of Hooniah sound, Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1899.
North; arm, of Moira sound, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1894.
North; arm, of Three Arm bay, Adak island, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855.
North; bay and point, on the northern shore of Stuart island, Norton sound. So named by the Coast Survey in 1898.
North; bay, in Dall island, opening into Tlevak strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
North; bay, on the northern shore of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1890.
North; cape, between Necker and Whale bays, on the western shore of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Russians.
North; cape, on the northern coast of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Named Sievernoi (north) by the Russians. Erroneously Siepermo.
North; cape, the northernmost point of Atka, middle Aleutians. Named Sievernoi (north) by Tebenkof. 1849.
North; cape, the northernmost point of Kanaga island, middle Aleutians. So named by Gibson in 1855.
North; cape, the northernmost point of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named Sievernie (north) by Murashef in 1839-40.
North, cape; see Afognak.
North, cape: see Hall.
North, cape; see Stag.
North; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- tude 147º. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
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North; flat, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Called Wrangell North Flat by Meade in 1869.
North; fork, of Birch creek, eastern Alaska. Local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
North; fork, of Fortymile creek, near the international boundary line. Local designation, published by the Coast Survey in 1890. Presumably in use as early as 1886.
North; fork, of the Koyukuk river. Prospectors' name, reported by Schrader in 1899.
North, harbor; see Coal.
North; hill (422 feet high ), on the northern coast of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Presumably a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1875.
North; island, at entrance to Port MeArthur, Kuin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
North; island, in the southern part of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Beardslee, in 1880, or possibly by Meade, in 1869.
North; island, in Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
North, island; see Raspberry.
North; ledge, in the southern end of Lynn canal, near Funter bay, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
North; ledge, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869
North; passage, connecting Eliza harbor with Woewodski harbor, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
North; point, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
North; point, on Lindenberg peninsula, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
North; point, on the northern shore of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Local name, from the Russian Sievernoi (north). A late Coast Survey map has Severnoye, while Elliott, 1874, wrote it Nahsayvernia, which he translates "on the north shore."
North; rock, at northern point of entrance to lliuliuk harbor, Captains bay, Una- laska. So named by Dall in 1871.
North, strait; see Kupreanof.
North; sunken rock, in Dixon entrance, just north of and near West Devil rock. Name published by the Coast Survey, in 1886, but appears to be now obsolete.
North Bronaugh; island, in Nichols passage, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 95).
Northeast; bluff, on the northern shore of Attu island, western Aleutians. So named by Gibson in 1855.
Northeast; cape, the easternmost point of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. So called by Tebenkof, 1849. It is Cape Anderson of Russian Hydrographic chart 1455 (ed. of 1852), thus preserving the name which, in 1778, Cook gave to St. Lawrence island. Krusenstern in his Hydrographic Memoirs named this Shishmaref (Chichmareff), after Captain Shishmaref, who surveyed the shore of the island in 1821.
Northeast; harbor, between Karluk and Ugak bays, on the northern shore of Kodiak. So called by Moser in 1899.
Northeast; harbor, indenting the southwestern shore of Little Koninji island, Shu- magin group. Local name, published by Dall in 1875.
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Northeast; point, the northeasternmost point of Saint Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Local name. Tikhmenief, 1862, calls it Vostochnie (east) point.
Northeast; point, the northeasternmost point of Sannak island. So called by Dall in 1880.
Northeast; point, the northernmost point of Khantaak island, Yakutat bay, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Tebenkof in 1849.
Northerly; island, in St. John harbor, Zarembo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by officers of the U. S. S. Adams in 1884.
Northern; rapids, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Called Perwie porogi ( first rapids) by the Russians and often spoken of as the First or Northern rapids.
North Foreland; cape, on the northwestern shore of Cook inlet. So named by . Vancouver in 1794.
North fireen; rock, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 132).
North Head; point, the northern point of entrance to Coat harbor, Unga island, Shumagin group. So named, presumably, by the Western Union Tele- graph Expedition in 1865.
North Head; see Sigak.
North Houd; see Ulakta Head.
North Marble, islet, Glacier bay; see Marble.
North Passage; point, the northern point of entrance to Freshwater bay, Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. It was named North by Meade in 1869.
North Passage; rock, near Stockdale harbor, Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
North Point; ledge, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 131).
North Point Baker; see Baker.
North Quadra; mountain (2,353 feet high ), on the mainland, just north of entrance to Boca de Quadra. So named by Nichols in 1883.
North Semdi, island; see Aghiynk.
North Star; creek, tributary to Windy creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Northumberland; cape, the southernmost point of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, "in honor of that illustrious family."
Northumberland, island; see Duke.
Northwest, cape, Tanaga island, see Sajaga.
Northwest, cape, Unimak island, see Sarichef.
Northwest; harbor, indenting the northern shore of Little Koninji island, Shuma- gin group. So called by the fishermen. This may be the Agugum nda (God's bay ) of the Aleuts.
Vorflorest; island, one of the Inian group, Cross sound, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 186). Has also been written North-west.
Northwest; point, the northwesternmost point of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. This may be the Zapadnie (west) point of Tebenkof, 1849. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1890.
Northwest, point; see Chibukak.
Northwest; shoal, lying northeast of the anchorage in Port Mulgrave, Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Called Northwestern by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 208).
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Northwest Shoulder; cape, on the northwestern shore of Attu island, western aleutians. So called by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expe- dition, 1855. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Kresta (cross) cape.
Norton; bay, in the northeastern part of Norton sound, Bering sea. Name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1884.
Norton; sound, in the northeastern part of Bering sea. Discovered by Cook in September, 1778, and by him named Norton " in honour of Sir Fletcher Norton (afterwards Lord Grantley ), speaker of the House of Commons." Sometimes called Norton bay. The designation Norton bay is now gen- erally applied to the northeastern arm of Norton sound.
Norutak; lake, near the Arctic circle, drained by the Kowak river. Native name, reported by Cantwell, in 1885, as Nor-o-tak. Schrader, in 1899, calls it Nowgettoark.
Nose; point, in Behm canal, on the northwestern shore of Revillagigedo island. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. Brow and Chin points are near by. Nosovskoi; native village, on the western end of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians, about 6 miles northwest from Scotch Cap. So called by Lutke in 1828. Notaloten; village (of 15 people), on north bank of the Yukon, about 20 miles above the mouth of the Koyukuk. A native name, reported in the Tenth Census (1880) as Natulaten, in the Eleventh Census (1890) as Notaloten, and on Coast Survey chart 3093 (ed. of 1898) as Nohtalohton.
Notch; mountain (1,879 feet high), on the southern end of Revillagigedo istand, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
No Thorofare; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Niprohodni (no thorofare) by Vasilief in 1809. It is Poroshki bay of Tebenkof, which name has also been written Boroshki and Paroshki.
No Thorofare; island, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Called No Thoroughfare by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 131).
No Thorofare; point, on Woewodski island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipel- ago. Named No Thoroughfare by Meade in 1868. Has also been written No-thoroughfare.
Notliagepia-ta, slough; see Island.
Notokakat, river; see Dall.
Nouchagak, river, etc .; see Nushagak.
No Use; ledge, in Swanson harbor, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1890. Has also been written No-use.
Norarassi, colony; see Glory of Russia.
Novie Balaam, village; see Uzinkee.
Novy, islands; see Pribilof.
Nowell; point, on the western shore of Prince William sound. So named by Van- couver in 1794. Has also been printed Nowall.
Nowgettoark, lake; see Norutak.
Nowi; island, mountains, village, and river tributary to the Yukon, from the south, about 100 miles below the mouth of the Tanana river. Native name, first reported by the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, in 1867, as Newi- cargut, the termination cargut, now written kakat, meaning river. (See Kakat. ) Petrof, in 1880, wrote the name Noyakakat, now usually written Nowikakat.
Noyakakat, island; see Nowi.
Noyes; island, off Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1879, after Mr. William M. Noyes, of the Coast Survey party employed in Alaska, 1873-1880.
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Nuasuknan; high bluff, being a "noted landmark visible for many miles around," on the Meade river, northern Alaska. Native name from Ray, who passed it March 29, 1883. Ray writes it Nua-snk-nan.
Nubbins; mountain, in northern part of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Nubble; point, the western point of entrance to Kahsitsnah bay, Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. Descriptive name, given by Dall in 1880.
Nuchek; harbor, in Port Etches, Prince William sound. Native name, from the early Russians. Chernof, in 1830, calls Port Etches, as here used, Nuchek bay, and what is here called Nuchek harbor he calls Constantine harbor. Portlock, in 1787, called this Brooks harbor.
Nuchek; village, on Nuchek harbor, Port Etches, Hinchinbrook island, Prince William sound. Native name, adopted by the Russians at an early day and variously spelled Natcheek, Noocheek, Nutschek, etc. The Russians built here, in or about 1793, a stockaded post, called Fort Konstantine or Konstantinovsk. On a Russian chart of 1802 it is called fort and harbor of [illegible] Konstantine and Helena. It was visited by Vancouver in June, 1794, and was not in existence in June, 1792. Dall's Alaska (p. 318) gives the date 1798, which appears to be an error for 1793.
Nuchek, island; see Hinchinbrook.
Nuchek, port; see Etches.
Nudre-wok, lake; see Selby.
Nuestra Señora del Carmen; see Kayak.
Nugget; creek, tributary to Grand Central river, from the south, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Nugget; creek, tributary to Kuskulana river, from the north. So named, in 1900, by Gerdine, who found a large block of native copper near it.
Nugget; creek, tributary to Oregon creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Nugget; gulch, in Eagle City mining district, near headwaters of American creek. Miner's name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Nugget; gulch, near Bonanza bar, Fortymile creek. Prospectors' name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Nuhkalllanny, mountain; see Gold.
Nuka; bay, indenting the southern shore of Kenai peninsula, Gulf of Alaska. Apparently a native name. Published by the Russians, in 1847, and perhaps earlier.
Nukchulahchakak; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the north, a little below Nulato. Native name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Nuklit; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Norton sound, immediately behind Cape Denbigh. Name from Tebenkof, 1849. Name not shown on recent maps.
Nukluk; creek, tributary to the Kanektok river, from the south, about 30 miles east of Kuskokwim bay. Native name, Nuk-luk, obtained by Spurr and Post in 1898.
Nuklukayet, station; see Walker.
Nuklukayet; village, on the north bank of the Yukon at mouth of the Tozi river, or on north bank at mouth of the Tanana. The maps are confused and contradictory as to its site. Perhaps it has ocenpied two sites. Population in 1880, 29; in 1890, 120. Native name, variously spelled. Dall spells it Nuklukahyét, Petrof, Nuklukajet. Also Nuklakyet, Nuklukyet, etc. See also Tuklukyet.
Nuklunek; mountain, at headwaters of the Kanektok river, western Alaska. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, who passed near it September 7, 1898. Pronounced Nu-klú-nek.
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Nukshak; cape, forming the southwestern point of entrance to Hallo bay, on north shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from the Russians, which has been printed Nuchtschak and Nukhshak.
Nulato; post or village, on the Yukon river, north bank, about 400 miles above the mouth. Founded by the Russian Malakof who built a blockhouse here in 1838. Shortly after, in his absence, this was burned by the Indians. It was rebuilt by Vasili Derzhabin or (?) Derabin in 1842.
Nulato; river, tributary to the Yukon. from the north, at Nulato. Tikhmenief, 1861, calls it Nulata.
Nuloktolok: Eskimo village, in the southern part of Nelson island, Bering sea. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its name reported by him as Nuloktolgamute. Petrof writes it Nulokhtologamute, i. e., Nuloktolok people.
Vinaikak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Yukon, opposite the month of Shageluk slough. Name from Raymond, 1869, who wrote it Nunaikaga- mute. May be identical with Khaigamnte, or perhaps Ookagamute of Petrof, 1880. Both name and place have vanished from recent maps.
Nunaktak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Yukon, about 30 miles above
Anvik. Native name, from Nelson, 1878-79, who wrote it Nunakhtagamute, i. e., Nunaktak people.
Nunamiut; native village, on the shore of Three Saints harbor. Kodiak. Errone- ously Ziatitz. See Three Saints harbor.
Nunamiut, harbor; see Three Saints.
Nunapithluyak, village; see Fort Hamilton.
Vanaria, settlement; see Sedaru.
Nunatak; glacier, near the mouth of Russell fiord. So named by Russell, in 1891. because of a rounded butte of bare rock, a muntak, rising through it.
Nunatok, river; See Noatak.
Nunara. This Eskimo name appears on Ray's map, of 1885, for some feature just west of the United States signal station Utkiavi, Aretie coast.
Nunez; point, the southeast point of Bean island, near Cape Chacon, Dixon entrance. Named by Caamaño in 1792. Vancouver, following Caamaño, has on his chart Punta de Nuñez. It is Cape Murray of some of the early traders. Nunez; reef, bare at half tide, off Nunez point, Dixon entrance. So named by the Coast Survey in 1885. Has also been written Nuñez.
Nunigvaiak. Crooked island, in the northern part of Bristol bay, is shown by Sarichef, 1826, as composed of two islands, the northern one being desig- nated by its Eskimo name Nunigvaiak. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Nunaliugak. Ninik, island: see Chernobour.
Nuniliak; cape and summer village, on the southwestern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. The cape was called Malinovskoi ( raspberry ) by Murashef in 1839-40, who gives Nuniliak as the native name. A village here he calls the Malinovskie letnik ( Raspberry summer village). Tebenkof calls the settlement Nunalik.
Nunivak; island, on the eastern shore of Bering sea. Discovered by the Russian naval officer Vasilief, July 21, 1821, and named by him after his ship Otkritie (discovery ). Etolm and Kbromchenko, in ships of the Russian- American Company, found this island at about the same time. Speaking of this, Lutke says the native name Nunivak ( he writes Nonnivak ) has been properly retained on the charts, and he adds had thiscourse been followed in similar cases much confusion and embarrassment would have been avoided.
Has been variously written Nounivak, Nounivok, Nunivaek, Nuniwak, etc. Nunochok; Eskimo village, in the Big Lake region. Visited by Nelson in January, 1879, who reports its native name to be Nunochogmute, ie., Nunochok
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people. Population in 1880, 40; in 1890, 135. Spelled Nunochogamnte in the Tenth Census ( text, p. 11) and Nunachanaghamint in the Eleventh Census ( p. 164).
Nushagak; bay or estuary, at mouth of the Nushagak river. Called Nushagak bay by Tebenkof, 1849.
Nushagak; lake, between Kuskokwim river and Bristol bay. On late maps this is called Tikchik, and the river draining from it to the Nushagak river is called Tikchik river.
Nushagak; river, tributary to the head of Bristol bay. Native name, reported by the early Russian explorers as Nushegak and Nushagak. Lutke, 1828, writes it Nonchagak. Apparently it is the river which Cook, in 1778, named Bristol.
Nushagak; trading post, at mouth of Nushagak river. The Russians established a trading post at the mouth of the Nushagak, in 1818 or 1819, and called it Alexandrovsk, perhaps after Alexander Baranof, under whose orders the post was established. Variously called since then redoubt or fort and spelled Alexander, Alexandrovsk, Alexandrovski, etc., and erroneously Alexandra. Now generally known as Nushagak. The post-office Nusha- gak was established here in Angust, 1899.
Vushakantua, river; see Toklat.
Nutkwa; inlet and lagoon, on the northeastern shore of Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Native name given as Nutqua by the Coast Survey in 1899. Nutuvukti; lake, near the Arctic circle, drained by the Kowak river. Apparently a native name, reported by Schrader, in 1898, as Nootowucktoy.
Nutzotin; range of mountains, near the headwaters of Tanana river. Named by Peters and Brooks, in 1898, after a tribe of Indians in the region.
Nuwuk; Eskimo settlement, at Point Barrow. Nu-wuk or Noowook means The Point. "The assemblage of winter huts at Point Barrow is so named by the Eskimo." Variously written Noowook, Noo-wook, ete. Population in 1853, 309.
Nychta, cape; see Prince of Wales.
Oallek, lake; see Kulukak and Ualik.
Oalligamut, village; see Ualik.
Obernoi; point, on the eastern shore of Port Levashef, Captains bay, Unalaska. Called Obernoi (upper) by Dall in 1872. Presumably it was locally so known.
Obetavannaia; open bay, between Banner and Korovin bays, on northwestern coast of Atka. So called by Lutke about 1830.
Obgorieli, islet, point, etc .; see Burnt.
O'Brien; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the north. Miners' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
O'Brien: creek, tributary to Klokerblok river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Obsechki; islet, in the eastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Obsechki (miss fire) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been written Obsetehka and Obsetchki.
Observation; island, at entrance to Steamer bay, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, whose astronomical station was on this island near its north end.
Observation; point, on the northeastern shore of Stuart island, Norton sound. So named by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Observation; rock, in the inner arm of Nakat inlet, southeastern Alaska. So called by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 79). Not named on any chart.
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Observatory, island; see Pyramid.
Obsiekaiushie, point; see Drying.
Ocean; cape, the southern point of entrance to Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Morskoi (ocean or sea) by Tebenkof in 1849. It is doubtless identical with Cape Phipps of earlier charts. See Phipps.
Ocean; creek, debouching between York and Cape Prince of Wales, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Ochek, island; see Middleton.
Ochsakieen, creek; see Oksa.
Oconnor; glacier and river, on upper waters of the Alsek river, northeast of Yakutat bay. So named by Peters in 1899.
Odd Fellows, cape; see Starichkof.
Odgorigamut, village; see Uknavik.
Odiak; cannery, of the Alaska Packer's Association, about 3 miles south of Orca, Prince William sound. Apparently this is only another rendering of some native word which is written Eyak, Ighiak, etc. See Eyak.
Odiak, lake and village; see Eyak.
Odinakoi, rock; see Lone.
Ogliuga; island, at the western end of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. It is Ogloga of Lutke. This with Skagul island constitute the Delarof islands of Lutke. Has also been written Ogliouga.
Oglodak; islet, off the western end of Atka, middle Aleutians. So called by Lutke about 1830. Also has been written Oglodok, Ogmodak, and Ogmodakh. This would seem to come from the Aleut word Agligak (albatross).
Ogowinagak; Eskimo village, on the northern shore of Norton bay. Native name, from Petrof, 1880, who reported its population as 20, and its name Ogow- inagak in his text (p. 11) and Ogowinanagak on his maps.
Ohio; creek, tributary to Jackson creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Nanie from Barnard, 1900.
Okaganak; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, about 85 miles above Bethel. Native name, from Nelson, 1879, who wrote it Okhaganak. Okiben, island; see King.
Okiraki, rock; see Fairway.
Ollune, mountains; see Ahkhm.
Oknagamut; Eskimo village, on the north bank of the Kuskokwim, above Kal- chagamut. Eskimo name, from Nelson, 1879, who wrote it Okhogamute, i. e., Okok people. Has also been written erroneously Okhaganmnte. Coast Survey charts have Oknagamut, and this is the name, according to missionary Kilbuck. It is said to mean rillage on the other side. Pro- nounced Ook-nă-gá-mūte. Has also been written Oh-hagamint. Popula- tion in 1880, 130; in 1890, 36.
Oknakluk; lake, on the water portage between the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Eskimo name, from Spurr and Post, 1898. Apparently this lake, 23 miles long and 4 feet deep, is the one called Ookaht on Coast Survey chart 3092. Okvarigamut, village; see Uknavik.
Okonclatelnie, cape: see Termination.
Okpiktalik, village: see Opiktulik.
Oksa; creek, tributary to the Stikine from the east, near Little Canyon. Native name, from late Coast Survey charts, where it is written Ochsakieen, Och-sa-ki-een, and Oksakiin. The termination seems to be a variant form of hini (river), so often occurring in this region.
Oksenof; bay, on the northwestern coast of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Called Oksenova (Oksenof's) by Veniaminof in 1831. Oksenof, cape; see Mordvinof.
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Okankjeok: river, somewhere in the Yukon delta. Location not determined. Name from Eleventh Consus, 1890 (p. 110).
Okwega; pass, into the Apoon mouth of the Yukon river. So called by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Oui, mountains; see Mai.
Old Andreafski, fort; see Andreafski.
Old Crow; river, tributary to the Porcupine, from the north, about 25 miles east of the international boundary line. So called by the Coast Survey in 1895. Old Harbor; small harbor, on the eastern shore of Makushin bay, Unalaska. The present settlement of Makushin is on its shores. It is so called, says Veniaminof, because a Russian ship wintered here in 1761. Tebenkof, probably erroneously, applies the name to a harbor or open bay on the south shore of Unalaska, nearly opposite the head of Beaver bay.
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