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Old Harbor, bay; see Old Sitka.
Old Harbor, Kodiak: see Three Saints.
Old Kootznahoo. Formerly a populous Indian village stood on the northern side of Chaik bay, on the western coast of Admiralty island, Alexander archi- pelago. Its native name, according to Dall (Coast Pilot, 1883, p. 175), was Letushkwin. Now generally referred to as Old Kootznahoo.
Old Man; island, in the eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Ysla del Viejo (island of the old [one]) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Old Man, river; see Kannti.
Old Morchoroi, village; see Morzhovoi.
Old Sitka; harbor, in Starri-gavan bay, Sitka sonnd, Alexander archipelago. It
was on the shores of this harbor that the first Russian settlement was planted, by Baranof, in 1799. Here he built the fort Archangel Gabriel, which the natives destroyed in 1802. Thereupon this site was abandoned for the present site of Sitka, and henceforward this place is referred to as the old harbor (starri-gavan). Vasilief, in 1809, calls this Starri-gavan (old harbor) bay.
Old Sitka; rocks, in entrance to Starri-gavan bay, Sitka sound. Alexander archi- pelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Old Tyonek; see Tyonek.
Oleny, island; sce Deer.
Olga; bay, an arm of Alitak bay, indenting the western shore of Kodiak. Presum- ably so named by the Russians. Name published by the Eleventh Census, 1890. Olga is a Russian feminine proper name.
Olga; islands, in Dolgoi harbor, Dolgoi island, near Belkofski. Local name, reported by Dall in 1880.
Olga; point, the northernmost point of Krestof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Russians.
Olga, point: see Klokachef.
Olga; rock, off Alaska peninsula, southeast of Belkofski. Name reported by Dall in 1880.
Olga; rock, off entrance to Salisbury sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1897.
Olga; strait, separating Halleck island from Krestof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1833. It has also been called Krestof (cross) strait, having been so named by Vasilief, sr., in 1809. - Olga, strait; see Neva and Salisbury.
Oliver; inlet, in the northern coast of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
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Omalik; rreek, mountain, and silver and lead mines, in the Fish river region, Seward peninsula. Eskimo name, which has been given as Omilak and Omalik, and might perhaps be better written Umalik.
Omega; creek, tributary to American river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Ommaney; cape, forming the southern point of Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Colnett in 1789. La Perouse, in 1786, named it Chirikof, after the distinguished Russian navigator. Malaspina, in 1791, called it Punta Oesta de la Entrada del Principe. The traders, 1796-1799, called it Menzies cape, and Lisianski, in 1804, South cape.
Onutzno, cape; see Dangerous.
One Tree; roek, in Redfish bay. Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moser in 1897.
Onihitsk; native village, on the eastern end of Sitkalidak island, near Kodiak. So called by Lisianski in 1805.
Onihitsk, settlement; see Anihitsk.
Onman, cape; see Romanof.
Onokoruk, creek; see Anikovik.
Onslow; island, at junetion of Clarence strait and Ernest sound, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1887.
Onslow; point, in Clarence strait, the southwestern point of entrance to Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. Erro- neously Onelow. Has also been called Onslow rock.
Ooallikh, village; see Ualik.
Oobakagamute, village; see Unakak.
Ooganok, bay; see Uganik.
Oogashik, village; see Ugashik.
Oo-ghe-book, island; see King.
Oo-ghe-e-ak, rock; see Fairway.
Ooglamie, village; see Utkiavi.
Ooyorigamute, village; see Ugovik.
Oohack, bay; see Ugak. Oohaiack, village; see Akhiok.
Oohuiack, village; see Thaiak. Oohanick, island; see Uganik. Oohaskeck, village; see Uhaskek. Oohiack, bay; see Uyak. Oo-innakhtagowik, village; see Uinnk. Ookagumute, village; see Nunaikak. Ookagamute, village; see l'kak. Ookuht, lake; see Oknakluk. Ookakhl, lake; see Ukak. Ookumok, island; see Chirikof. Oomanak, island; see Umnak. Oonakagamute, village; see Unakak. Oonakhtolik, village; see Ungalik. Oonalakleet, river; see Unalaklik.
Oonalaklik, village; see Unalaklik. Oonalashka, island; see Unalaska. Oonalgi, island; see Unalga. Oonangashik, village; see Unangashik. Oone-agun, islands; see Four Mountains. Oonella, island; see l'nalga.
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Oonemak, island; see Unimak.
Ootkearie, village: see Utkiavi.
Outoo-kok, village; see Otukah.
Opasnaia, bay, cape, etc .; see Danger and Dangerous.
Opasni; group of islands, in Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Opasnie (perilous or dangerous) by Vasilief in 1833.
Open; bay, on the southern shore of Unalaska, east of Kashega bay. Descriptive name, given by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Open: rock, in the Kasiana group of islands, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Atkritoi (open, i. e., uncovered or discovered), by Vasilief in 1809. Operl; island, one of the Kudiakof islands, Izembek bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Ophir; creek, tributary to Niukluk river, from the north, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Opiktulik; Eskimo village, on the northern shore of Norton sound, 40 miles cast of Nome. Petrof reported its population in 1880 as 12, and its name Okpik- tolik, in his text (p. 11), and Okpiktalik on his maps. A recent local map calls it Opiktulik, i. e., Opik region.
Oratia; mountain (7,300 feet high), near the headwaters of Kanektok river, western Alaska. So named by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, who passed near it in September, 1898.
Orca; cannery, of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, and post-office, on the eastern shore of Prince William sound. Named after one of the company's vessels. The post-office here was established in December, 1894.
Orca; point, on the southern shore of Boca de Quadra. So named by the Coast Sur- vey in 1891.
Oregon; creek, tributary to Cripple river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Orel, shoal; see Pamplona.
Or-kim-ya-nook, river; see Colville.
Orlara; native settlement, at Eagle harbor, Ugak bay, Kodiak. Named Orlova (Orlof's) by the Russians and "erroneously renamed St. Orloff in our Coast Survey maps. It is now popularly known only by the name of the bay," i. e., Eagle harbor.
Orobuktulak, creek; see Cache.
Orzenoy; cannery (established in 1889) on western shore of Stepovak bay, Alaska peninsula. So called by Moser in his report, 1899 (text, p. 171), but on his map Ozernoi. Apparently from the Russian adjective Ozernoi, mean- ing lake.
Osar; glacial stream, debouching northeast of Manby point, on the northern shore of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1891.
Osborn; mountain (4,700 feet high), in the Kiglaik mountains, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Osborn; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the cast, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Also written Osborne. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Oschesua, river; sce Fickett.
Oserski, bay; sce Redoubt.
Oshibli, island; see Error.
Osier; island, near or in the entrance to Russell fiord, Disenchantment bay, south- eastern Alaska. Named by Russell in 1891. "It is covered with a dense growth of willows, hence its name."
Oskawalit; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim river, from the east, near longitude 158°. Native name, pronounced Os-ka-wa-lit, obtained by Spurrand Post, in 1898, from A. Lind, a trader.
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Ossipee; channel, between Bushy and Shrubby islands of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1895, after the U. S. S. Ossipee.
Ostoria, island; see Otstora.
Ostraia, mountain; see Barometer.
Ostrorka, cape; see Islet.
Ostrorki, islands; see Pribilof.
Otai, mountain; see Alai.
Otcheredin, point; see Acheredin.
Otkimrik, village; see Utkiavi.
Otma, island; see Attu.
Otmeli, cape, etc .; see Shoal.
Otmeloi; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Otmeloi (shoal) by Tebenkof in 1849. There is a shoal extending off from the island. Also called Shoals island.
Otmeloi vnieshnie, point; see Shoals.
Otmeloi rnutrennie, point; see Inner.
Otok-kol, village; see Otukah.
Otrubistoi, cape; see Bluff.
Otstoia; island, opposite Hooniah sound, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Otstoia (off-lying) by Vasilief in 1833. Also called Ostovia and sometimes translated distant. George Kostrometinoff calls this Otstoi (shelter).
Otter; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northwest from the Shumagin group. It is Bobrovoi (beaver) bay of Tebenkof, 1849, and Otter bay of later charts. On some charts Otter bay is shown as a small bay indenting the western shore of Portage hay.
Otter: creek, tributary to Nome river, near its mouth, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Otter; island, one of the Pribilof group, Bering sea. So called by the Russians, as early as 1816, and probably earlier. Kotzebue has, in the English text, Bober. Lutke calls it Bobrovi (des loutres), and the Russian charts gen- erally Bobrovoi (sea otter). Now well known as Otter island. Otter, island; see Hydra.
Otter; sound, in the western part of Prince of Wales archipelago. Meares, in 1788, named some body of water in this vicinity and which can not now be identified with certainty, "Sea-Otter Harbour," which he writes Sea- otter, Sea Otter, and on his charts calls it Harbour and Sound. In the Coast Pilot of 1869, by Davidson, this is called Otter sound.
Otter; strait, between Bird and Chernobour islands, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1882.
Otters, Sea of; see Bering.
Ottoway; valley, on the north border of Klutina lake. So named by Abererombie in 1898.
Otukah; Eskimo village, on the Arctic coast, at or near Icy cape. Eskimo name, from Petrof, 1880, who wrote it Otok-kok. Has also been written Ootoo- kok. Russian Hydrographie chart 1495, dated 1854, shows a settlement here called Kaiakislivig-miut. According to Murdoch, the name is Ö-tu- káh [mun]. Population 50 in 1880.
Otukah; river, in northwestern Alaska, debouching between Point Lay and Iey cape. Eskimo name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1899, as Ootokok. Otumgwilut; creek, tributary to Kanektok river, from the north, about 50 miles east of Kuskokwim bay, western Alaska. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898, and by them written Otúmgwilute.
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(fricano, cape; see Upright. Oubeloi, islet: see Ubiloi.
Ontbiennain, bay: see Massacre.
Oudagakh, strait: see Udagak.
Ongulh, island; see Vegak.
Queklock, island; see Acktok.
Ogudakk, harbor; see Dutch.
Ougatchik, river; see Ugashik.
Ougloria, village; see Uglovaia.
Ougnagok, harbor: see Delarof.
Oukumok, island; see Chirikof.
Oukirok, island; see King.
Ouknudok, island; sce Hog.
Ouliaga, island; see Chaga.
Oulidakho. An island, not identified, somewhere between Adak and Great Sitkin islands, middle Aleutians, is so called by Lutke.
Oumakh, island; see Umak.
Ounalakleet, village; see Unalaklik.
Ounalashka, island; see Unałaska.
Ounulga, island and pass; see U'nalga.
Ounga, island; see Unga.
Ounga, pillars; see Hibahibgik.
Oungaklitalik, river; see Ungalik.
Ourand; mountain (4,300 feet high), between Valdes glacier and Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Ouserdi, point; see Zeal.
Outer; point, the eastern point of entrance to Vachusett cove, Freshwater bay, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
Outer; point, the westernmost point of Douglas island, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Symonds in 1880.
Outer; rock, in Nazan bay, Atka, middle Aleutians. Called Vuieshnie (outer) by Tebenkof, 1849.
Outer Iliasik; island, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, near Belkofski. Name from the Russians, who wrote it Iliaviki and Big Iliazhek.
Outlet; cape, on the northern shore of Kodiak, being the point where vessels pass out from Kupreanof strait into Shelikof strait. Named Viekhoda (passage ont) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Overhang; point, in Redfish bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moser in 1897.
Owen; mountain, east of Seward glacier, in the St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell, in 1890, after David Dale Owen, United States geologist.
Owen; shoal (3} fathoms water), about 10 miles northeast from Point Barrow, Arctic ocean. So called after Captain Owen, of the whaling ship Mary and Helen. Published on United States Hydrographic Office chart 1189, in 1890. Hydrographie Notice No. 7 of 1890 (p. 80) has a statement from Capt. Everett Smith, of the steam whaler Balena, that this shoal does not exist. Ourerul, creek; see Aneruk.
Ox; point, on the mainland, in Port Snettisham, at mouth of Whiting river, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Oxide; creek, tributary to Ophir ereek, near its headwaters, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Oyak; native village, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim bay, just north of the mouth of the Kanektok river. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post,
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in 1898, from the missionary John H Kilbuck, who gives it as Oyagamint. i. e., Oyak people.
Ozerskoi, station; see Redoubt.
Pablof, harbor; see Pavlof.
Pacific: shoal, off ('ape Halkett, Arctic ocean. Reported by Captain Knowles, oi the whale ship Pacific, prior to 1889, and named Pacific by the Hydro- graphic Office.
Pacific: ocean. This is the South sea or Great South sea of the old navigators and Vostochnie (eastern) ocean of the Russians. Named Mar del Sur (South sea ) by Balboa, in 1513, and Pacific by Magellan in 1521.
Pagoobnoy, strait: see Peril.
Pah; rapids, in the Kowak river, near longitude 156°. Near these rapids debouches a river whose name, according to Cantwell, 1885, is Shok-ah-pok-shegiak. The name of the rapids Pah, transformed to Par, has been applied to this river.
Paimute: Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim, about 25 miles above Bethel. Eskimo name, from the Russians, who wrote it Paimute, i. e., Pai people. Population in 1880, 30. Omitted from récent maps. Tikhmenief. 1861, placed it on the left bank of the river.
Pajara: creek, tributary to Eldorado river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard. 1900.
Pakenham: point. in Port Wells, Prince William sonnd. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Pakwrik, Eskimo village; see Pawik.
Palenoi, point; see Fired.
Palisade; point, on San Fernando island. Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de la Empalizada ( point of the palisade) by Manrelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Palisades; bluffs, on the south bank of the Yukon, abont 40 miles below the mouth of the Tanana. So called by Allen in 1885.
Palma; bay, on the mainland coast, a little north of Cross sound. Named Bahia de Palma by Malaspina in 1791. Has also been called Iey bay.
Palmer; creek, tributary to Resurrection creek, from the east, Kenai peninsula. Local name, from Becker, 1895. On one map this is tributary to Fresno creek.
Palmers Store; trading place, on the shore of Knik arm of Cook inlet. Local name, published in 1899.
Palmetto; point, on the south shore of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta del Palmito ( Palmetto point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Palo Cano; point, on San Fernando island, San Alberto bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta del Palo Cano (point of the white pole) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Palomas, Ysla de; see Pigeon.
Palonoi; point, on the mainland, very near Point Rothsay, at mouth of the Stikine river. Named Palonoi (fired) by Basargin, of the Rynda party, in 1863. Paltus, point; see Halibut.
Pamiek; lake, draining through Wood river to the Nushagak. Native name, from Tebenkoi, 1849. It is Akuliukhpak of Petrof in 1880.
Pamplona. The Spaniard Arteaga reported that on July 16, 1779, he saw at the dis- tance of a mile the appearance of a bank or shoal (bajo). This shoal, in the Fairweather ground off Mount St. Elias, he placed upon his chart with the name Bajo Pamplona. Vancouver refers to it as Roco Pamplona of the Spaniards. Tebenkof says that Talin, mate of the Russian vessel
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Oil, saw it, in 1794, and named it Orel (eagle), after his ship. Recent charts omit it altogether, it having been searched for and not found.
Pancucke, creek; see Slate.
Pankof; cape, the southeastern point of Ikatan island, near Isanotski strait, Alaska peninsula. Named Pankova ( Pankof's) by the Russians. Also written Pankoff.
Papin, river; see Parantulik.
Papka; Eskimo village, on the north shore of Kuskokwim bay, near the month of Kuskokwim river. According to Spurr and Post, who obtained their information from missionary J. H. Kilbuek, in 1898, its native name is Pápkamut, i. e., Papka people.
Paps (The); two small rounded hills, on the southern side of the entrance to Lituya bay, southeastern Alaska. Name published in 1875 on Coast Sur- vey chart 742. Descriptive name. First use of the name not discovered. Pur, rapids; see Pah.
Paradise; flats, at head of Saook bay, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Parakhotnia, bay; sce Steamer.
Paralysis; point, separating Band cove from Security bay, Kniu island, Alexander archipelago. Called South point by Meade, in 1869, and Paralysis point by Glass in 1881.
Paramanof; bay, indenting the northwestern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named by the Russians. Apparently a proper name. Has also appeared as Paramano and Paramonofskaia.
Paramanof; cape, the western point of entrance to Paramanof bay, Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named by the Russians. The native name is Tanaak; perhaps from tanak, the Aleut word for big.
Parantulik; river, in Seward peninsula, draining to Golofnin sound. Local name, derived from the Eskimo. The termination tulik is said to mean place or region. It has been called Papan, Papin, and some alleged lakes at its head Paran.
Parida; island, in San Alberto bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Parida (woman just delivered of a child) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Paris; creek, near Douglas, Douglas island, Alexander archipelago. Perhaps a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1893.
Parker; group of islands, near the western channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. Parker; point, on the west shore of Admiralty island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Parlor, harbor; see Pavlof.
Paroshki, bay; see No Thorofare.
Parsons; peak (5,500 feet high), near head of Taiya inlet, southeast Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Partennoi; point, on the western shore of Chichagof island, near entrance to Ilin bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by mate Ilin early in the 19th century. Partof; bay, indenting the southern shore of Umnak, near Vsevidof volcano. Called Partovaia by Kuritzien in 1849. Veniaminof and Lutke call it Glubokoi (deep) bay.
Partofshikof; island, between Baranof and Kruzof islands, Alexander archipelago. Named Partofshikof (party) by the Russians. Variously written Partoffs- chikoff, Partovstchikoff, etc.
Party; cape, the northwestern point of Shnyak island, Kodiak group. Named Partie (party ) by the Russian-American Company in 1849.
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Pasco; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koynkuk, from the south, near lati- tude 67º. Prospectors' name, from Schrader, 1899.
Paso; point, in Umnak strait, near the western end of Unalaska, castern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Pass; creek, tributary to the Kotsina, from the south. Descriptive name, given by Schrader in 1900.
Passage; canal, or arm, in the northwestern part of Prince William sound, from which there is a portage to Turnagain arm of Cook inlet. Called Passage channel by Vancouver in 1794. Has recently been called Portage bay.
Passage; group of islands, at entrance to Middle channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Prokhoda (passage) by Vasilicî in 1809. Has also been written Prokodi. Tebenkofcalls them Goloi (bare). Passage: island, in Graham harbor, Cook inlet. So named by Portlock in 1786.
Passage; island, northeast from Sannak, between Deer island and the Sandman reefs. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Passage; islet and point, in Mitchell bay, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Passage; islet, between Kodiak and Spruce islands, Kodiak group. Named Prikhoda (passage) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Passage; rock, near the entrance to Tongass harbor, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in the Coast Pilot ( 1891, p. 79).
Passage; sunken rock, in the entrance to Lituya bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1874.
Pastol; open bay, between St. Michael and the main mouth of the Yukon. Eskimo
- name, from the Russians, 1852. Also written Pastole, Pastoli, and Pas- tolik.
Pastoliak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Postoliak river, a few miles above its mouth, on southern shore of Norton sound. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. It is, or rather was, for it is not shown on late maps, a few miles north of Pastolik, with which it should not be confounded. Dall writes it Pastoliák.
Pastoliak; river, tributary to Pastol bay, Norton sound, western Alaska. Eskimo name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Pastolik; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Pastolik river, a few miles above its month. Population in 1890, 113.
Pastolik; river, tributary to Pastol bay, western Alaska. Called Pastol by Tebenkof, 1849. Eskimo name, pronounced Pas-to-lik.
Patterson; bay, on the southeastern shore of Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, after its surveying steamer Patterson.
Patterson; glacier, on the mainland, east of Frederick sound, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall, in 1879, after Carlile Pollock Patterson, the then Superintendent of the Coast Survey.
Patterson; island, in the entrance to Kasaan bay, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Clover, in 1885, after the Coast Survey steamer Patterson.
Patterson; peaks (4,746 and 4,848 feet high), near Patterson glacier, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Paul; island, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northeast of the Shumagins. Named St. Paul by Woronkofski in 1837.
Pavlof; active volcano, on the Alaskan peninsula, west of the Shumagins. Named Pavlof (Paul or St. Paul) by the Russians.
Pavlof; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of the Shuma- gins. Named Pavlofskie (Paul) by the Russians. Variously spelled. Its Alent name is Tachik or Tatschik.
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Pavlof: group of islands, near Belkofski, consisting of Long, Goloi (bare), ['kolnoi (coal). Poperechnoi (crosswise), and Wosnesenski. Its Alent name, according to Veniaminof, is Kadugin (narrow).
Pavlof; harbor, indenting the northern coast of Sannak. Called Pavloff by the Fish Commission in 1888. Also designated "Cove."
Paviof; harbor, in Freshwater bay. Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Pavlof (Paul) by Tebenkof in 1849. Has also been called Pablof and, erroneously, Parlor. Its native name is said to be Nasanki. Meade, in 1869, made a sketch of it and published it with the name Freshwater bay. This name Freshwater is now applied to the whole inlet and Pavlof to the anchorage within it. Sce Freshwater.
Pavlof; village, at Selenie point, Pavlof bay, Alaska peninsula. Called Pavlovsk by Petrof in 1880.
Parlorsk, village; see Selenie, point.
Parlorskaia, village; see Kenai.
Parlorski, town; see Kodiak.
Pawik; Eskimo village, on the eastern side of Bristol bay, Bering sea. Also written Pawig. The name Pawik was obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, from Fritz Blando, a resident. Apparently this is the Pakwik of the Eleventh Census, 1890.
Peabody; mountains (4,000 to 5,000 feet high), on the western shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868.
Peacock; creek, tributary to the Kotsina, from the south. Apparently a prospectors' name, reported by Schrader in 1900.
Peak; point, on the north shore of St. Matthew island, near its eastern end. Named Pik (peak ) by Sarichef in his atlas of 1826.
Peaked; island, off the western end of Attu island, western Aleutians. Apparently so named by Gibson in 1855.
Peard; cliff, on the southern shore of Peard bay, Arctic coast. Presumably so called by the British Admiralty as early as 1855.
Peard; open bay, on the Arctic coast, between the Seahorse islands and Point Barrow. Named by Beechey in August, 1826, after his first lieutenant, George Peard. Often written Pearl and on one chart Pedrl.
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