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Pearl, bay; see Peard.
Pearl; point, in the eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Perlas (point of pearls) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Pearse; canal, north of Pearse island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Pender in 1868.
Pearse; island, at mouth of Portland canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Pender in 1868.
Peavey; post-office and mining camp, on the north bank of the Koyukuk, near longitude 152°. It is also called Peavy and Peavy Trading Post.
Pedrl, bay; see Peard.
Peerleshin; mountain, on the mainland, east of the Stikine river and near the international boundary. Native name, from the Coast Survey. Has been written Peerleshin and Pereleshin, i. e., Pereles river.
Peirce; cape, a little east of Cape Newenham, on the north shore of Bristol bay. Named Peirce, in 1869, by the Coast Survey, after Prof. Benjamin Peirce, then Superintendent of the Coast Survey. Tebenkof calls it Peschera (cave) point. Perhaps it is Calm point of Cook in 1778. See Calm.
Peirce; mountain (more than 2,000 feet high), on the northern part of Nagai island, Shumagin group. So called by Dall, in 1872, after Prof. Benjamin Peirce, then Superintendent of the Coast Survey.
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Peisar; island, in the southeastern part of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Peisar (writer) by Vasilief in 1809. Pronounced Pé-sar. Pelenga, point; see AAzimuth.
Peligro, Isla del; see Kalgin.
Pellew; point, on the northern shore of Prince William sound. So named by Van- conver in 1794.
Pelly; mountains (5,000 to 7,000 feet high), lake, and river, Yukon, Canada. Named after a former governor of the Hudson Bay Company.
Pelly, mountains; see Romanzof.
Peloziklella; mountains, on the north bank of the Yukon river, near mouth of the Melzoi river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Peluk; creek, just south of Port Clarence, Seward peninsula. Native name, from Barnard, 1900.
Peluk; creek, tributary to the Kngirukruk river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Native name, from Brooks, 1900.
Penelope; creek, tributary to Koksuktapaga river, from the south, Seward penin- snla. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Penikl, istet; see Pinnacle.
Peninsula; island (800 feet high ), near the northwestern shore of Big Koninji island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1875.
Peninsula (The) ; isolated hill, near east bank of the Copper river, just north of Bremner river. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Peninsula; point, on Revillagigedo island, in Tongass narrows, Alexander archi- pelago. Local name, given by the pilots.
Peninsula; ridge of mountains, on the mainland, between Boca de Quadra and Dixon entrance, southeastern Alaska. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Peninsula Bluff; cape, the northern point of entrance to Albatross anchorage, Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. So named in 1893.
Peninsular; point, on the southeastern shore of Chichagof island, opposite Kootz- nahoo, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. This name, which is descriptive, first appears in the Coast Pilot of 1891 (p. 162).
Pennock; island, at the south end of Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. So named by the pilot W. E. George.
Pennock; reef, off the northwestern end of Pennock island, Tongass narrows, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1883.
Penny; creek, tributary to Solomon river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Penny; river, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, given by prospectors in 1898. Was also called by Schrader No Name river. Pentecost, cape; see Izhut.
Pepper; point, the southern point of entrance to Port Asumeion, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de la Pimienta (pepper point ) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Percebes; point, the easternmost point of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Percebes by Manrelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Percy; group of islands, at junction of Felice and Clarence straits, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 83).
Percy; point, the westernmost point of the Perey islands, Clarence strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793.
Peregrebni; cape, in Kizhnyak bay, on the northern coast of Kodiak. Named Peregrebnie ( passable, i. e., a point which can be rowed past ) by the Rus- sians.
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Peregrebm, islands; sce Barron.
Peregrebay, island; see Wosnesenski.
Percuoso, point; see Portage.
Perenasnoiu, bay or creek; see Portage.
Pershuchmai, island; see Isthmus.
Pertrainoy, inlet; see Carry.
Perevalnie; islet, at the north end of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Named Pere- valnie ( wallowing) by the Russians.
Peroram, inlet; see Carry.
Perez, Entrada de; see Dixon.
Perignak; Eskimo summer camp, on the western shore of Elson bay, near Point Barrow. Native name, from English naval officers in the Franklin search expeditions, 1849-1853, who wrote it Pergniák. Ray, in 1885, writes it Perignax.
Peril; strait, separating Baranof island from Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. This strait derives its name from the circumstance that on its shores, in 1799, a large number of Aleuts (said to be 150) perished from cating poi- sonous mussels. Lisianski, who reports this story, calls it Pagoobnoy or Pernicious strait. The later Russian charts call it Pogibshie (peril) strait. Perpendiculaire, cape; see Upright.
Pernicious, strait; see Peril.
Perrier, pass; see Chilkoot.
Perwie porogi; see Northern rapid.
Peschani; point, on the northeastern shore of Duffield peninsula, Peril strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named Peschani (sandy) by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been called Pestchani, Sandy, and, by mistranslation, Stony.
Peschani, island; see Galankin.
Peschani, point; see Halibut.
Peschanie, cape, etc .; see Sand.
Peschanie, island; see Pyramid.
Peschera, cape; see Peirce.
Pesiak, island; see Gravel.
Pestehanaia, harbor; see Martin.
Pestchanoe, point and lake; see Ice House.
Pestchani, island; see Pyramid.
Pestchanay, bay; see Sandy.
Pestriakof. The Russian-American Company map of 1849 shows a village on the south shore of Spruce island, Kodiak group, called Pestriakova (of eider (luck ) settlement.
Pestriakof, anchorage; see Eider.
Pestsoraia, bay; see Blue Fox.
Petelin; mountain, near Katmai bay, Alaska peninsula. So named by Spurr and Post, in 1898, after missionary A. Petélin.
Petersburg; post-office, at north end of Wrangell strait, on north end of Mitkof island, Alexander archipelago. Established in March, 1899.
Peterson: bay, indenting the southern shore of Sannak island. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888. Perhaps this is identical with King cove of Dall in 1880.
Peterson, creek: sco Slate.
Petitski, island; see Bird.
Petka: point, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, near Andreafski. Called Petka's point by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Patmegen, island, see Pitmegea.
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Petrel; island, one of the Chiachi islands, off southern shore of Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1875.
Petrel; point, on the western shore of Portland canal. So named by the Coast Sur- vey in 1895.
Petrie's, strait; see Shelikof.
Petrof; point, the westernmost point of Sannak island. Named Petrova (Petrof's) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Phaier-reder, monntain; see Fairweather.
Phelan; creek, tributary to Delta river, from the east. So named by Glenn in 1898.
Philadelphia; mountain, near George inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Philkhtulik, lake; see Pilktulik.
Phipp; point, on the northwestern shore of Wales island, Dixon entrance. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Phipps; peninsula, at the southern entrance to Yakntat bay, southeastern Alaska. Dixon, in 1787, named some point on its shore for Hon. Constantine John Phipps, Baron Mulgrave. (See Coast Pilot, p. 206.) There has been some confusion in the application of this name, it being the same as Carrew and Morskoi (ocean or sea) of some charts. Has been misprinted Phips.
Phipps, point; see Carrew.
Phoebe; creek, tributary to Bettles river, from the east, near longitude 149°. Pros- pectors', name from Schrader, 1899.
Pi, island; see Pye.
Piatidesiatnitzi, cape; see Izhut.
Pickarts; creek, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the north, near Arctic City. Named, in 1899, after Pickarts, of the firm of Pickarts, Bettles & Pickarts, owners of the trading post Bergman.
Piedras, Isla de; see Rocky, island.
Piedras; point, the eastern point of entrance to Rurik harbor, Khantaak island, Yakutat bay. Named Punta de las Piedras (point of rocks) by Malaspina in 1791.
Piedras Blancas, rocks; see White.
Pietmiektaligmiut, village: see Pikmiktalik.
Pigeon; island, in Port Real Marina, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Ysla de Palomas (island of pigeons) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1774-1775.
Pigot; point, the western point of entrance to Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver in 1774. Erroneously Piqot.
Pik, point; see Peak.
Pikmiktalik; Eskimo village, near the mouth of Pikmiktalik river, abont 30 miles to the south of St. Michael, western Alaska. Native name, from the Rus- sians, who wrote it Pietmiektaligmint. Nelson wrote it Pikmiktalık. The termination talik or tulik means place or region.
Pikmiktalik; river, a little south of St. Michael, western Alaska. Eskimo name, from the Russians, who wrote it Pietmiektalik. Pilgrim, river; see Kruzgamepa.
Pilktulik; lake, on the portage between the Ynkon and Kuskokwim rivers. Ray- mond, 1869, reports its name as Philkh Tulik (Philk region) and later maps write Philkhtulik.
Pillar; cape, in Kizhnyak bay, on north coast of Kodiak. Named Kekurnoi (pillar) by the Russians.
Pillar, cape; see Bold.
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Pillar; cape, the eastern point of entrance to Izhut bay, on the southeastern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. This may be Cape Whitsunday of Cook in 1778. Called by the Russians Kekur (pillar).
Pillar: hill or mountain (1,491 feet high), very near St. Paul, Kodiak. A note on the old Russian chart made by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810 says: "On (this) mountain a pillar rises 150 fathoms above sea level." On the Coast Survey chart of 1869 this hill was called Pillar mountain.
Pillar; point, on the eastern shore of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. So named by Berry, in 1881, who shows a rock near it.
Pillar; rock, northwest from Kiska, Rat island group, western Aleutians. The Russians designated it as Viesokie kamen (high rock); Tebenkof, 1849, valls it Stolb (pillar), and the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, in 1855, called it Pillar rock.
Pillars, Bay of; bay, indenting the western shore of Kuin island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, published by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 120).
Pillars (The); high rocks, off the southern shore of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Local name, from the Russians.
Pillsbury; point, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after Lieut. Commander John Elliott Pills- bury, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Pilot; point, on the southeastern shore of Hemlock island, Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1896. Pimienta, Punta de la; see Pepper.
Pin; peak (1,300 feet high), on the northwestern shore of Coronation island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Pin; peaks, on the mainland, east of Frederick sound, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Pin; point, on Liesnoi island, at entrance to Eliza harbor, Frederick sound, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Pinal, Punta del; see Pinegrove.
Pine; creek, just east of the month of Solomon river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Pine; creek, tributary to Niukluk river, from the south, in the Eldorado mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. Has also been called Foster creek.
Pine; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Pine ;. island and point, in Port Real Marina, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Punta y Ysla del Pino by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775- 1779.
Pine, island; see Spruce.
Pine; point, the eastern point of entrance to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Pinegrove; point, on San Fernando island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Punta del Pinal (pinegrove) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Pinell, istet; see Pinnacle.
Pine Tree; islet, in Sawmill cove, Howkan narrows, Alexander archipelago. So named by Sheldon Jackson in 1880.
Pingolee; low sandy island, off the mouth of Dease inlet, Arctic ocean. Apparently so named by the British Admiralty.
Pingoshugarun, village; see Pinoshuragin. Pinik, islets; see Punuk.
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Pinnacle; pass, in the St. Elias alpine region. Descriptive name, given by Russell in 1890.
Pinnacle; point, on the northwestern shore of Nagai island, Shumagin group. It is the north head of the nameless bay at the head of which is Sanborn harbor. So called by Dall in 1872. Descriptive name.
Pinnacle; rock, in Chignik lagoon, Chignik bay. Alaska peninsula. So named by Moser in 1897.
Pinnacle; rock, in entrance to Pavlof harbor, Freshwater bay, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Pinnacle; rock, in the Chiachi group of islands, off south shore of Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1875.
Pinnacle; rock, off Entrance point, Hooniah harbor, Port Frederick, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Pinnacle; rock, on the southwestern edge of the Sandman reefs, northeast of Sannak. Designated as Kekur (pillar) by Tebenkof, 1849; as Pinnacle by Dall, 1880, and later called Pinnacle rock.
Pinnacle, rock; see Second Priest.
Pinnacle; sunken rock, near Cape Fox, in Dixon entrance. Shown on British Admi- ralty charts and in Tebenkof's atlas. Called Pinnacle rock on United States Hydrographie chart 225. Its existence is denied by local navi- gators.
Pinnacle; volcanic islet (930 feet high), south of St. Matthew island, Bering sea. Descriptive name, given by Cook in 1778. Variously Pinekl, Penikl, Pinacle, etc. Lutke calls it ile des tours (forrers ) or iles des flêches (spires) . Pinnacle Pass; cliff, forming the north wall of Pinnacle pass, St. Elias alps, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1890.
Pinnacles. Between Unga island, Shumagin group, and Wosnesenski island, Teben- kof shows some rocks called Kekuri (pillars). These appear on Coast Sur- vey chart 806 (1882), with the designation Pinnacles, but are not found on later charts.
Pinoshuragin. Petrof, 1880, shows a native village of this name (population 29) on the Seahorse islands. On British Admiralty chart 593 (ed. of 1882) it is called Pingoshugarun.
Pinta; head, on Baranof island, near Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Coghlan, in 1884, after the U. S. S. Pinta.
Pinta; mountain (5,000 feet high), northeast of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell, in 1891, after the U. S. S. Pinta.
Pinta; peak, on the mainland, near Farragut bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after the U. S. S. Piuta.
Pinta; rocks, off Cape Bendel, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, after the U. S. S. Pinta.
Pinusuk; island (850 feet high), one of the Chiachi group, on southern shore of Alaska peninsula. Native name, obtained by Dall m 1875.
Pio; point, at head of Woewodski harbor, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
1 Piper; island, at entrance to Schulze cove, Fish bay, Peril strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. Family name. Pigot, point; see Pigot.
Pirate; cove, on the northeastern shore of Popof island, Shumagin group. Local name, based on the reputation of the place. In use as early as 1880.
Pirate; point, on the southeastern shore of Pearse island, Portland inlet. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Pirate; peak (3,289 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after his steam launch.
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Pirie: point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Pisa Tower; rock, near the entrance to Chichagof harbor, Attu island, western Aleutians. So named by Gibson in July, 1855.
Piskuk; mountain peak, near the head of Togiak river, western Alaska. Eskimo name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, who passed near it September 13, 1898. They write it Pískuk.
Pitak; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by Vasilief in 1809.
Pitmegea; river, tributary to the Arctic ocean, near Cape Sabine. Eskimo name, published in 1890. Has been written Petmegea and Pitmigea.
Piton, mountain; see Malaspina.
Pitt, cape; see MIuzon.
Pitt; island, in Hooniah harbor, Port Frederick, Icy strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. In Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners No. 97 of 1880 it is called Harbor island.
Pitt, island; see Kruzof.
Pitt; point, the eastern point of entrance to Smith bay, east of Point Barrow, Arctic coast. So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837.
Plain; mountain (2,035 feet high), in California ridge, Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Platte, islet; see Flat.
Plarezhnoi, lake; see Tazlina.
Pleasant; island, in ley strait, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1879.
Pleasant Camp; locality, on the Dalton trail, in Porcupine gold district, south- eastern Alaska. Local name, from Brooks, 1900.
Plereznie, lake; see Tazlina.
Plies, Islas des; see Sannak.
Plishnie, islands; see Near.
Plover; point, the western point of entrance to Port Moore, in Elson bay, Arctic coast, just east of Point Barrow. So named by the British Admiralty in 1854, after H. M. S. Plorer.
Plover; supposed island, in the Arctic ocean, near Herald island. Reported and named by Kellett, in 1849, after H. B. M. ship Plover. Perhaps some part of Wrangell island was seen by Kellett and given this name. The island does not exist and does not appear on modern maps. See Wrangell.
Poa; islet, between Akun and Avatanak islands, eastern Aleutians. Tebenkof, in 1849, calls it Tumannoi (foggy). Called Poa by the Fish Commission in 1888. Poa is the name of a genus of grasses.
Pocket; island, at the northern end of Dry strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Podsopochni; cape, on the northern shore of Atka island, near Kovurof bay. It is near a volcanic peak (sopka), and was therefore designated by Lutke, about 1830, Podsopochni (under the peak) cape.
Pogakhluk, lake; see Amanka.
Pogibshi; point, on the northern shore of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Pogibshi (perilous or dangerous) by Vasilief in 1833. Pogibshie, strait; see Peril.
Pogoreshapka; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, about 20 miles below Koserefski. Name from Petrof, 1880, who gives its popula- tion as 121. Near it is Dagorashapka mountain of Raymond. Pogo- reshapka appears to be Russian for burnt hat.
Pogoreshapka, mountain; see Dagorashapka.
Pogromnoi, cape; see Sarichef.
Pogromnoi, cape; see Shishkof.
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Pogromni; native village, 7 or 8 miles northeast from Cape Sarichef, on the northern shore of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. So called by Lutke, 1828. It is near Pogromni volcano.
Pogromni; volcano (5,525 feet high), in the western part of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Named Pogromnoi (destroying, desolation ) by Sarichef in 1790. Variously spelled Pogromnia, Pogrumnoj, Pogromskaia, etc. Also called Isanotskoi or Devastation. The native name, according to Grewingk, is Kugidach-Jagutscha.
Point Barrie; village and salmon salting station, on the southernmost point of Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Local designation. Name published in the Eleventh Census, 1890.
Point Ellis; village and cannery, "at the head of a bay opening into Chatham strait, about 3 miles from the south point of Kuin island." The cannery was brought "from Freshwater bay, on Baranof island," and established here in 1890. See Ellis.
Point Retreat; peninsula. The northern part of Admiralty island was so designated on Coast Survey chart 728, published in 1885, but has not since been used. Pointer; peak, on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887. Perhaps it is a pointer for the northern entrance to Wrangell strait.
Poison; cove, in Chichagof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, in commemoration of the death of 150 Alents, some- where in the vicinity, in 1799, from eating poisonous mussels.
Poison; rocks, opposite Povorotni point, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot, who says that these "are the rocks from which Baranof's Alents, in 1799, picked the poisonous mussels which caused the death of over 100 persons."
Pok; native village, on the right bank of the Koyukuk river, near its mouth. Native name from Tikhmenief, 1861, who wrote it Pokkakat, i. e .. Pok river. Not found on recent maps.
Pokoinaia, harbor; see Quiet.
Polar, sea; see Arctic ocean.
Pole; cape, on the western end of Kosciusko island, Sumner strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Captain Pole, R. N.
Polivnoi; rock, near the southern entrance to Umnak pass, eastern Aleutians. Kuritzien, 1849, designates it as a rock awash ( kamen polivnie).
Polirnoi, rock; see Midway.
Polivnoi; rocks, in Woewodski harbor, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Polivnoi kamen ( washed-over rock) by Zarembo in 1838. Polirnoi, rocks; see Surf.
Polnoi; islet, in Krestof sound, north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Polnoi (full) by Vasilief in 1833. Renamed Brady, by Moore, in 1897. Polovina; hill (470 feet high), on the eastern side of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. It is near Halfway (polovinnoi) point. Local name. Writ- ten Polavina, Poluvina, etc.
Polorinnoi, point; see Halfway.
Poltava; island, in or near Port Wrangell, Alaska peninsula. So named by Vasi- lief in 1832. Usually written Pultava.
Poludeunie, point; see Noon.
Pond; bay, in Dall island, Kaigani strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1882. It is Sinclair cove of Sheldon Jackson in 1880.
Pond; bay, indenting the northern shore of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexan- der archipelago. Named by Nichols, in 1883, presumably after Ensign Charles Fremont Pond, U. S. N., a member of his party.
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Pond: «rock, tributary to Imuruk basin, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Pond; reef, in northern entrance to Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. Name published in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 81).
Pond; rock (awash at low water), in Howkan narrows, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. Named by Nichols, in 1881, after Ensign C. F. Pond, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Ponte; point, on Woodchopper island, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Meade, in 1869, after a Mr. Ponte, an expert on coal, employed on board the U. S. S. Saginawr.
Pop, mountain; see Top.
Pop; point, at head of Thorne arm, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Poperechnoi; island, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of the Shu- magin group. Named Poperechnoi (crosswise) by the Russians. The Aleut name is Kuiagdak. Variously written Poperetchnv, Popereshnoi, ete.
Poperechnoi, island; see Broad.
Poperechnoi, island; see Crosswise.
Poplar; point, at west end of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de los Alamos (point of the poplars) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Popof; bay, on the northeast coast of Kodiak, near St. Paul. Named Popofskaia by Murashef in 1839-40. Has also been called Popoff or Priest bay. Vasili (William) and Ivan (John) Popof were pioneer traders and fur hunters in Alaska in 1762-63.
Popof; cape, on the western shore of Popof bay, Kodiak island. Named Popofskie by Murashef in 1839-40. Popof is a Russian proper name. This may he identical with Miller (melnichnoi) cape of Tebenkof.
Popof; glacier, on north bank of the Stikine river, near its mouth. Called First or Little glacier by Hunter in 1877. Apparently named Popof by the Rynda party in 1863.
Popof; island, in St. Panl harbor, Kodiak. So named by the Russians in 1808-1810. Popof; island, one of the principal islands of the Shumagin group. Named Popov- skoi by the early Russians. Popof is a Russian proper name, often written Popoff.
Popof, island; see Kutkan.
Popof; reefs, in Popof strait, Shumagins. Named Popoff by Dall in 1872.
Popof; rock (42 feet high), near the northern shore of Popof island, Shumagins. Named Popoff by Dall in 1872.
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