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Popof; strait, separating Unga and Popof islands, Shumagin group. Surveyed and named by Dall in 1872.
Popof Head; point (500 feet high), the southern point of Popof island, Shumagins. Local name, published, in 1872, and perhaps derived from Vasili and Ivan Popof, traders and fur hunters here in 1762-63.
Porcupine: city, creek, and gold district, near Chilkat river, southeastern Alaska. Prospectors' name, reported by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Porcupine; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 150° 30'. Prospectors' name, reported by Sehrader in 1899.
Porcupine; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk river, from the north, near latitude 68°. Published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Perhaps this creek is identical with the previous one.
Porcupine; creek, tributary to Steamer bay, on Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
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Porcupine; islands, in Kenai lake, Kenai peninsula. So called by Mendenhall in 1898.
Porcupine; point, on the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. So named hy Abercrombie in 1898.
Porcupine; river, in northeastern Alaska, tributary to the Yukon. Okl name, probably given by factors of the Hudson Bay Company.
Porcupine; river, tributary to the Stikine, from the east, near the international boundary line. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Porfia; cape, at entrance to Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Cabo de la Porfia (cape of the dispute ) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Poroga, island; see Rapids.
Poroshki, bay; see No Thorofare.
Porpoise; harbor, indenting the western shore of Nagai island, Shumagins. Name derived from small schooner Porpoise, which wintered there some time prior to 1871.
Porpoise; islands, off the month of Excursion inlet, ley strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Porpoise; islets, in the entrance to Port Etches, Prince William sound. Named Ptichi (bird) by Chernof, in 1830, and Porpoise or Bird islands by the Coast Survey in 1869.
Porpoise; point, on the northern shore of Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Port; mountain, on Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1888.
Portage; arm, of Kelp bay, Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Portage; bay, indenting the northern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Perenosnaia (portage) by the Russian-American Company in 1849. Portage; bay, indenting the northern shore of Kupreanof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Called Perenosnaia (portage) bay by the Russians. Meade, in 1869, calls it Perenosnaya creek. Has also been called Portage harbor. Presumably there is a portage from its head to the head of Duncan canal. Portage; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, immediately north of the Shumagins. A short portage connects it with Herendeen bay. Named Perenosnaia (portage) by the Russians.
Portage; bay, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west from Kodiak, from which there is a portage to Becharof lake. Named Perenosnoi (portage) by Tebenkof, 1849. Earlier Russian charts use the native name Kanatak. Portage, bay; see Chagvan.
Portage, bay; see Passage canal.
Portage; cove, near head .of Chilkoot inlet, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Called Portage bay by the traders. From it there is a short portage between Chilkat and Chilkoot inlets.
Portage; creek, tributary to American river, from the cast, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Portage; creek, tributary to headwaters of the Skwentna river in the Tordrillo range. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898.
Portage; creek, tributary to the Sushitna river, from the north, near latitude 63º. So named by Muldrow in 1898.
Portage; glacier, on Kenai peninsula, between Passage canal and Turnagain arm. So called by Mendenhall in 1898.
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Portage; mountains (3,500 feet high), near head of Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Portage; point, cast of Mcclellan flats, Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, Alexander arehi- pelago. The western end of the portage across Seduction tongue to Haines is near this point.
Portage; point, the eastern point of entrance to Dry Spruce bay, on northern shore of Kodiak. Named Perenosa (portage) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Portage: river, on the west coast of Kodiak. So designated by the Fish Commis- sion in 1888. Tebenkof has the word Perenos (portage) here.
Portage; two small islets, near the entrance to Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. Called Perenosnaya (portage) by Meade in 1869. Port Chester, village; see Metlakatla.
Port Clarence. The Eleventh Census, 1890, gives the population of Port Clarence as 485. This does not appear to refer to any particular settlement or vil- lage, though it has sometimes been so used.
Port des Français; see Lituya bay.
Porter; peak (4,798 feet high), on the mainland east of Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Admiral David Dixon Porter, U. S. N.
Portillo; channel, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Canal de Portillo (passage canal) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Portland; canal, in southeastern Alaska, through which runs the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia. Named Portland's canal, in 1793, by Vancouver, who says: "The distance from its entrance to its source is about 70 miles, which, in honor of the noble family of Bentinck, I name Portland's canal." The canal is here regarded as terminating at Point Ramsden.
Portland; inlet, east of Dixon entrance, separating Pearse island from the mainland of British Columbia. Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 57) says: "The broader portion (of Portland canal) on modern charts is often denomi- nated Portland inlet, the name of Portland canal being then restricted to that part of it of contracted width which lies to the westward of Observa- tory inlet."
Portland; island (206 feet high), near the northern end of Stephens passage, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Beardslee in 1880.
Portland; point, on the northeastern coast of Pearse island, at southern end of Portland canal, Alexander archipelago.
Portlock; bank, northeast of Kodiak. So named, in 1888, by the Fish Commission, after Capt. Nathaniel Portlock.
Portloek; harbor, on the western coast of Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. This name was given, in 1787, by Capt. Nathaniel Portlock, al. English fur trader, who published a sketch of it in 1789. Nichols, in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 189), regards it as identical with Kukkan of the Indians.
Posliedni; cape, on northern shore of Afognak bay, Afognak island. Named Pos- liedni (last) by Murashef in 1839-40. Near by he has Krainie (the very last).
Possession; point, on Kenai peninsula, at head of Cook inlet. Named by Cook, in 1778, who here "displayed the flag and took possession of the river and country in His Majesty's name." Tebenkof, 1849, indicates a settlement (naseleniia ) here
Post; creek, tributary to the Niukluk river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Potainikof; cape, on the northwestern coast of Atka, middle Aleutians. A reef, with islets and rocks above and below water, extends off the point for
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about 2 miles. Potaïnik is Russian for a hidden or secret place and in the colonies was applied to a rock which nerer uncorered, but revealed itself by breakers in heavy weather. At such times they said "The Potainik is playing."
Potato; mountain, on Seward peninsula, about 10 miles northeast of Cape Prince of Wales, near Bering strait. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1900. Apparently this is Conical hill of Beechey, 1827.
Potato; point, in Valdes narrows, Prince William sound. So called by Aber- crombie in 1898.
Pouale, bay; see Cold.
Poundstone; rock, in the southern part of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by Mansfield, in 1890, after Ensign Homer Clark Poundstone, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Porerotni, point; see Lockwood.
Porerotnie, point; see Vanderbilt.
Poverty; island, off the south end of Long island, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Ubezhitsha (? poverty) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Povorotni; island, in Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Povorotni (turn or turnabout) by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been written Povero and Poverotni; also called Turnabout. It is Return island of Meade in 1869. For a long time, 1835-1875, it was conspicuously marked by a canoe, marking the burial place of a family of Sitka Indians who died of measles in 1835. From this it derived the local name of Canoe island. Pororotni, island; see Turnabout.
Povorotni; point, the northeast point of entrance to Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Povorotnoi (turnabout) by Vasilief in 1809. Also has been called Povorot, Poverotnoi, and Turnabout.
Pororotni, point; see Turner.
Pororotnoi, point; see Protection.
Pow; island, in Hassler harbor, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1882.
Powell; peak (2,655 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Maj. John Wesley Powell, then Director of the United States Geological Survey.
Powell; peak, on the northwestern shore of Klutina lake. So named by Aber- crombie in 1898.
Pratt; mountain, on the mainland, west of the Stikine river. Named by the Coast Survey, after John Francis Pratt, assistant, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Praroi, point; see Right Hand.
Praznik; island, in St. Panl harbor, Kodiak. Named Rocky by Lisianski in 1804. Russian naval officers, 1808-1810, named it Prazdnichnoi (holiday or pienic). It has also been called Holiday island.
Preacher; creek, tributary to Birch creek, from the south, near latitude 66°. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Preble; peak (5,028 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Rear-Admiral George Henry Preble, U. S. N.
Pribilie; island, at the north end of Krestof sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Pribilie (profitable) by Vasilief in 1833.
Pribilof; group of islands in Bering sea, composed of two larger ones, St. Paul and St. George, and two smaller ones, Otter and Walrus. Often called the Fur Seal islands. They were "discovered in 1786 by the pilot Pribilof and then called Novy (new), afterwards Lebedevski, from the name of the
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owner of the vessel which discovered them. Shelikof called them Zou- boff (after the then Russian Minister of the Interior). Later they were called Kotovy (fur seal) from the immense number of these animals found there, and Sieverny (north) from their relation to Unalaska. Sarichef on his map named them Pribilof, after their discoverer." (Lutke 336-337). In the colonies they were, under the Russians, usually called Ostrovki, the little islands. St. George was first seen and landed upon June 12, 1786. Hunters wintered there, and the next year, on June 29, in the morn- ing, they saw St. Paul. On visiting it they found the copper handle of a sword, a clay pipe, and fireplaces-proofs of prior visits by parties unknown. Often now called The Seal Islands.
Price; island, near the entrance to Gambier bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Priest, bay; see Popof.
Priest, point; see Kalekta.
Priest; rock, near Cape Kalekta, the eastern head of Captains bay, Unalaska, east- ern Aleutians. Locally so called from fancied resemblance to a Russian priest. Lutke says (p. 281) "The broken down cliffs and isolated rocks sometimes take the most fantastic forms; as, for example, the one just in front of Cape Kalekta exactly resembles an old man having his head inclined and his arms crossed on his breast."
Prince; creek, tributary to Caribou creek. So called by H. H. Hicks, guide of Cap- tain Glenn's expedition in 1898. Not identified and name not found on any map.
Prince Ernest's, sound; see Ernest.
Prince of Wales; archipelago, between Dixon entrance and Sumner strait, south- eastern Alaska. Named "The Prince of Wales's Archipelago" by Van- couver in 1793.
Prince of Wales; cape, at the western end of Seward peninsula, Bering strait, being that point of North America which approaches nearest to Asia. So named by Cook, August 9, 1778. The Eskimo name is reported to be Niekta, also written Nychta. Billings, 1790, calls it Prince of Wales or Kigmil or Kygmil. It is said to have been named Gwozdef by Bering in 1728. Now universally known as Cape Prince of Wales.
Prince of Wales; island, the largest island of Prince of Wales archipelago, in Alex- ander archipelago. The earliest use of this name appears to be in the treaty between Great Britain and Russia of February 28, 1825.
Prince of Wales; passage, in the southwestern part of Prince William sound. So named, in.1787, by Hayward, of Portlock's vessel.
Prince of Wales; shoal, off Cape Prince of Wales, Bering strait. So called by the Coast Survey in 1890.
Prince William; sound, indenting the northern shore of the Gulf of Alaska. Named Prince William's by Cook in 1778. The Russians called it Chugach gulf or Prince William sound.
Princes Head; cliff, on the eastern shore of Captains bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleu- tians. So called by Dall in 1871.
Prisoners; cove, on the southern shore of Middle Kaigani harbor, Kaigani strait, near Dixon entrance. Named Prisoners cove (pliennaia gavantza) by Etolin in 1833. Some persons identify this, probably erroneously, with Port Meares of Douglas.
Pritchard; rocks, in the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. Called Pritchard shoals in Hydrographie Notice No. 5 of 1880.
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Proctor; islands, in Dixon entrance, near the southwestern shore of Wales island. Originally they were included in the group called Boston islands. Named by Nichols in 1891.
Prokhoda, islands, etc .; see Passage. -
Prolewy; point, the northwestern point of entrance to Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Prolewy (strait) by Lindenberg in 1838. It is Pro- liva point of Meade's sketch, 1869.
Prolewy; rock, in Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Prolewy is the Russian word for strait. This name seems to have been first applied by Coghlan in 1884.
Prolewy; rock, off Prolewy point, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Coghlan in 1884. It is Middle rock of Meade in 1868.
Promezhutochnie, cape; see Between.
Prominence; cape, on the southern shore of Unalaska, between Open and Usof bays. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. Its native name is given by Tebenkof as Idalink.
Promisla; bay, indenting the southern shore of Krestof island, Sitka sound, Alex- ander archipelago. Named Promisla (business) by Vasilief in 1833. Bozhie promisla means God's business, which a Russian dictionary trans- lates Providence. Thus this bay has been called Providence. Kostrometinoff translates this furs.
Promontory, cape; see Lutke.
Promontory; cove, indenting the southern shore of Unimak island, eastern Alen- tians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Prospect; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Prospect; point, on the eastern shore of Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Protassof. The Russian orthodox church at Morzhovoi is called Protassof in the Tenth Census, 1880, and Eleventh Census, 1890. Petrof in the Tenth Census called the town Protassof; accidentally Protasso on his map.
Protection; bay, between Old harbor and Three Island bay, indenting the southern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Protection; point, on the western shore of Nushagak bay or estuary. Named Povorotnoi (turn) by Tebenkof, 1849. The coast line bends or turns at this point. Renamed Protection by the Fish Commission in 1890.
Protection; port, in the northwestern part of Prince of Wales island, opening into Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver, who in 1793 here rode out a heavy gale, and, "grateful for such an asylum," named it Port Protection.
Prorodnik, island; see Leader.
Providence; cape, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of Kodiak. Named Providenia (providence) by Vasilief in 1831. His skin boat (bidarka) was wrecked here and he narrowly escaped drowning. The Aleut name of the cape is Naluktehvak.
Providence; cape, in the eastern part of U'nalaska, eastern Aleutians. Not identi- fied. So named by Cook in 1778 (11, 527); also so called by Sauer on Billings' track chart and also in Galiano's atlas 1802.
Providence, bay; see Promisla.
Providence; point, the northern point of entrance to Estrella bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de la Providencia by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
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Prudhoe; bay, on the Arctic coast, east of the mouth of Colville river. So named by Franklin in 1826.
Ptarmigan; creek. tributary from the south to the Tsina or south fork of the Tiekel river, about 25 miles east of Valdes. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Ptarmigan; small lake, near Kenai lake, Kenai peninsula. Name from Mendenhall, 1898.
Ptarmigan; valley, and creek therein, tributary to the Kuskokwim, near its source. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898.
Pichi, islets; see Porpoise.
Pichie, cape, island, etc .; see Bird.
Puale, bay; see Cold.
Puffin; islet, near Chamisso island, Kotzebue sound, Arctic ocean. So named by Beechey in July, 1826.
Puffin; bay, indenting the southern end of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Toporkof (puffin) by the Russians. Has also been written Topor- koff and Toporkov.
Puffin; islet, near St. Paul, in Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Toporkof (puffin) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Puffin; islet, near the southwestern end of Sitkalidak island, off southeastern shore of Kodiak. Named Toporkoť (puffin) by Tebenkof, 1849.
Puffin; point, the south point of entrance to Puffin bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named Toporkof (puffin) by the Russians.
Puget; cape, on the southeastern coast of Kenai peninsula. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, after Lieut. Peter Puget, R. N., of his party.
Puget; cove, about 5 miles northeast of Port Mulgrave, Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall, in 1879, after Lieut. Peter Puget, R. N., one of the companions of Vancouver, who was in this vieinity in 1794.
Puguviliak; native village, near Southwest cape, St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Erroneously Pngupiliak.
Puk or Pak. Eskimo for big; thus, Kwikpak, river big. Pultara, island; see Poltava.
Pumicestone; bay, indenting the western shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Named Mokrovskoi (wet) by Sarichef, in 1792, and since variously given as Morkovskoi, Moorovskoy, ete. In 1888 it was named Pumicestone by the Fish Commission. Its native name is given by Veniaminof as Alinksuk, perhaps from the Aleut word Aliuk, rirer otter.
Punch; hill (1,885 feet high), near south end of Gravina island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Punchbowl; cove, indenting the southern shore of Rudyerd bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Punishment; point, near St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Punta de Castigo (punishment point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Punuk; islets, near the eastern end of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. Eskimo name from Tebenkof. Erroneously Pinik.
Pup; island, off the entrance to Port Camden, Keku strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892.
Puppets (The); two hills (1,987 feet high), at the southern end of Gravina island, Alexander archipelago. Punch and Judy are near by. Named by Nichols in 1883.
Purple; mountain (2,447 feet high), near Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Pushki, island; see Cannon.
Pustiia, island; see Empty.
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Pustoi; islet, near Ship island, in Unmak strait, eastern Aleutians. Called Pustoi (barren or desert) by Kuritzien, 1849. Lutke calls it Tanghinakh, perhaps intended for Tangidak, the Aleut word for islet. The name Tanginak applies to Ship island.
Putnam; peak (3,887 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Master Charles Flint Putman, U. S. N., a member of Berry's party in Bering strait in 1880; Putnam was driven to sea on an ice floe in Bering strait and perished. Putnam, river; see Kowak.
Pybus; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Admiralty island, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by Mansfield in 1889.
Pybus; point, the eastern point of entrance to Pybus bay, Admiralty island, Fred- eriek sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. Pye; islands, near Nuka bay, off the southern coast of Kenai peninsula, Gulf of Alaska. Named Pye's by Portlock, in 1786, and variously written Pi, Pies, Pyes, etc.
Pyke; point, on the eastern shore of Port Bainbridge, Prince William sound. So named by Vancouver, 1794.
Pyramid; harbor, at the head of Chilkat inlet, southeastern Alaska. The Hudson Bay Company employes called this place Labonehere bay, after the steamer of that name. Meade, in 1869, called it Pyramid Island harbor. It is now commonly known as Pyramid harbor. The native name was reported by the Krause brothers, in 1882, and is obscurely engraved on their map. It appears to be Tichtinigé.
Pyramid; island, at the head of Chilkat inlet, Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name, given by Meade in 1869. Lindenberg, in 1838, called it Peschanie (sandy). Has also been called Farewell through an erroneous translation of Peschani. (proshaite=farewell. ) Has also been called Stony, another translation of Peschani. It has been occupied by the Coast Survey as an astronomical station and called Observatory island. The native name, according to the Krause brothers, 1882, is Chlachátsch, which Dall writes Shla-hatch.
Pyramid; mountain (2,320 feet high), near Iliuliuk, Unalaska, eastern Alentians. Descriptive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1875.
Pyramid; peak (4,068 feet high), on the northeastern shore of Glacier bay, south- eastern Alaska. Descriptive name, from Reid, 1892.
Pyramid, point; see Green.
Quadra, bay; see Boca de Quadra, canal.
Quadra, island; see Dall.
Quartz; creek, debouehing nearly opposite Sledge island, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Quartz; creek, emptying into Kenai lake, Kenai peninsula. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1898. Mendenhall says (20 Geol. Surv. Rep., VII, 302): "Quartz creek (the two streams of this name must not be confused; one empties into Lake Kenai, the other into Turnagain Arm)."
Quartz; creek, tributary to Chandlar river, from the west, near latitude 68°. Pros- pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1901.
Quartz; creek, tributary to Goose creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Quartz; creek, tributary to Kugruk river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900. .
Quartz; creek, tributary to Penny river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. It is Hutch- inson creek of a recent local map.
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Quartz; creek, tributary to Solomon river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Quartz; creek, tributary to the Tonsina river, just below Tonsina lake. Local name, from Schrader, 1900.
Quartz; point, in Coal harbor, Unga island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1872.
Quartz; point, the western point of entrance to Mud bay, Icy strait, Alexander archipelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 190). The place is marked by large masses of white quartz, resembling ice.
Quartz; rock, near the entrance to Mellenry anchorage, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Quay; peak (5,000 feet high), near Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie, in 1898, after Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania. Queekugamut, village; see Kwikak.
Queen; inlet, at the head of Glacier bay. Named by Reid, in 1892, after the steam- ship Queen, the first ship ever taken to the upper part of Glacier bay.
Queer; island, in Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Chudnoi (queer, odd, strange) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Quemabo, cape; see Quemado.
Quemado; cape, on the western shore of Suemez island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. It is Quemabo on La Perouse's copy ( English edition, 1798) of Maurelle and Quadra, but this appears to be an error for Quemado (burnt).
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