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Robertson; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the west, near longitude 145°. So named, in 1885, by Allen in honor of Sergt. Cady Robertson, U. S. A., a member of his party.
Robin, island; see St. Lazaria.
Robinson; hills, flanking the Malaspina glacier on the west. So named by Russell, in 1891, after Lient. L. L. Robinson, U. S. R. M., who was drowned in landing at ley bay, June 6, 1891.
Robinson; mountain, on the Arctic coast, near the international boundary line. So named by Franklin, in 1826, after the Right Hon. Mr. Robinson, now Lord Goderich, chancellor of the exchequer.
Roca Pamplona: see Pamplona.
Rock; creek, tributary to Kotsina, from the south. Prospectors' name, reported Rochanoti, lake; see Becharof.
by Gerdine in 1900.
Rock; creek, tributary to Slate creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name. from Barnard, 1900.
Rock; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Rock; islet, off the Sandman reefs, southeast of Belkofski. Designated as Rock by the Fish Commission, in 1888, and later called Rock islet.
Rock; point, midway between Pogibshi point and Otstoia island, on northern shore of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Kamenistie (rocky) by Vasilief in 1833.
Rock; point, near entrance to Carroll inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Rock; point, on Gravina island, about 2 miles westerly from Ward cove, Tongass narrows, Alexander archipelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 81). Off this point extends Rosa reef.
Rock; point, on Mitkof island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869. It is Mielkie (shallow) of Lindenberg in 1838.
Rock; point, on the northeastern coast of St. Michael island, Norton sound. So named by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Rock; point, on the western shore of Portland canal, southeastern Alaska. So called by the Coast Survey.
Rock; point, the eastern point of entrance to Sanford cove, Holkham bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Rock, point; see Kameni.
Rocks; point, on the south shore of Alaska peninsula, between Sannak and the Shu- magins. Not identified. So designated on Billings track chart.
Rockfish; cove, in Neets bay, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Rockirell, camp, city, harbor, etc .; see Juneau.
Rockwell; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers, in 1880, after Commander Charles II. Rockwell, U. S. N.
Rocky; bay, in Etolin island, opening into Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Rocky, bay; see Necker.
Rocky; cape, the western head of Sycamore bay, on north coast of Kodiak. Named Kekurnie (rocky) by Murashef in 1839-0. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Maknashka.
Rocky; cove, indenting the southern shore of Biorka island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Symonds in 1879.
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Rocky; group of islets, in Marmot bay, Kodiak group. Named Kamenistie ( rocky) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Rocky; island, in Kalsin bay, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Utesistoi (rocky or cliffy ) by Russian naval officers in 1808.
Rocky; island, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipel- ago. Named Ysla de Piedras ( island of rocks) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Rocky, island; see Kak.
Rocky; islet, between Kodiak and Spruce islands. Kodiak group. Named Kamen- istie (roeky) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Rocky; islet, in western anchorage, St. Paul harbor. Kodiak. Called Utichi (rocky) on an undated old Russian chart.
Rocky; islet (54 feet high), off Swanson harbor, Chatham strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Symonds, in 1880, or possibly by Meade, in 1869. Rocky; point, between Chaik and Whitewater bays, Admiralty island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Rocky; point, in Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Glass in 1881.
Rocky; point, near entrance to Port Valdes. Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Rocky; point, on the eastern shore of Chilkat inlet, near the present village of Chilkat. Named Utesistie (rocky) by Lindenberg in 1838. The name is obsolete.
Rocky; point, the southern point of entrance to Dutch harbor, on Amaknak island. Captains bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Dall in 1873.
Rocky; point, the southwestern point of Long island, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Rocky; point, the western point of entrance to Golofnin bay, Norton sound. Named Kamennoi (rocky) by Khromchenko, in 1821, because of a bare flat rock near it. It has recently been called Fergusson point by the prospectors and traders-sometimes called The Promontory.
Rocky, point; see Inner.
Rocky, point; see Kameni.
Rocky, point; see Tonki.
Rocky Reef; point, near the western entrance to Kupreanof strait, Kodiak group. Called Kamenistoi laidie (rocky bank) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Rodgers; harbor, on the southern shore of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Sur- veyed and named in September, 1881, by Master Charles F. Putnam and Ensign George M. Stoney, of the U. S. S. Rodgers.
Rodgers; point, southwest from Emmons island, on shore of Chichagof island, in northern angle of Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1895, presumably after Augustus Ferdinand Rodgers, assistant, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Erroneously Rogers. Rodgnopř, cape; see Rozhnof.
Rodiac. This name was applied by the Spaniards, in 1788, to one of the Snumagins. Apparently it is a blunder for Kodiac, now written Kodiak.
Rodman; bay, indenting the northern shore of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after Lient. Hugh Rodman, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Rodman; peak (3,140 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Lient. Hugh Rodman, U. S. N.
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Rodney; cape, on the southwestern shore of Seward peninsula, Bering sea. Dis- covered and so named by Cook, August 5, 1778.
Rodney; creek, just west of Cripple river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Roe; point, in Behm canal, near the entrance to Smeaton bay, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Rogora, island; see Horn.
Rohn; glacier, tributary to Nizina glacier, from the west, on the eastern flank of Regal mountain. Named by the Geological Survey, in 1901, after Oscar Rohn, who crossed it in 1899.
Rohn; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the east, near latitude 62°. So named by Spurr, in 1898, after Oscar Rohn, a member of his party.
Rokhora, island; see Horn.
Rokoroy, bay; see Crawfish inlet.
Rolling Ground. In Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago, "in the space between Biorka and Vitskari islands, a more or less heavy swell is nearly always experienced, even when the water is smooth in other parts of the sound." Hence this designation the Rolling Ground.
Romania; point, on the western shore of Port Refugio, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Romania by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Romanof; point, on the southern shore of Norton sound, between St. Michael and the mouth of the Yukon. Apparently this is Point Shallow-Water of Cook, 1778. To distinguish it from Shoal Ness of Cook, another point to the southward, Lutke proposed to call it Cap-Nord du haut-fond, i. e., Northern Cape Shoal Water. Lutke says its native name is Asiatchak. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Aziachak and the Russian Hydrographic Office, 1852, Aziachagiak (otmeloi = shoal). This Russian word Otmeloi (shoal ) has been transliterated back into English and appeared as Onman. The name Romanoff may be a local name. The first mention of it I have found is in Dall's Alaska (p. 119).
Romanzof; cape, on the mainland, in Bering sea, the westernmost point of the Yukon delta. So named by Shishmaref in 1821. It was in the same year independently named Romanzof by Kromchenko and Etolin, in both cases after Count Rumiantsof, a name which has been variously written Romantsof, Romanzof, Ronmiantsoff, etc.
Romanzof; mountains (8,000 to 10,000 feet high), in northeastern Alaska, near the Arctic coast. Named by Franklin, in 1826, "after the late Count Romanzoff, Chancellor of the Russian Empire." Has been variously spelled Romantzoff, Roumiantzoff, etc. Apparently these mountains are identical with those named Pelly by Dease and Simpson in 1837, "after the public-spirited governor of the Hudson's Bay Company." Schrader, 1899, applies the name to mountains considerably farther sonth.
Romig; mountain (about 2,500 feet high), in the Kilbuck range, western Alaska, about 30 miles ESE. of Bethel. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898, after the missionary Dr. Joseph Herman Romig.
Romp: island, near the entrance to Gambier bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Rookery; islands, off Point Macnamara, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Root; glacier, near Kennicott glacier, in longitude 143º. So named by Rohn, in 1899. Rootok, island; see Aektok.
Rope; cliff, on the western border of Agassiz glacier, St. Elias alps. So named, in 1890, by Russell, who, with his party, scaled it by means of a rope.
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Ros-Rou.
Rosa; reef, off Rock point, in northern part of Tongass narrows, Alexander archi- pelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Rosalia; point, on San Fernando island, Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Punta de Santa Rosalia by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775- 1779.
Rosary; island, in San Christoval channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archi- pelago. Named Ysla del Rosario ( Rosary island) by Maurelle and Quadra, 1775-1779.
Rosary; point, the south point of entrance to Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta del Rosario (point of the rosary) by Maurelle and Quadra, 1775-1779.
Rose; channel, in Northern rapids, l'eril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan, in 1884, after the little steamer Rose.
Rose; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- tude 150°. Prospectors' name, from Schrader, 1899.
Rose. Dease and Simpson, 1837, speak of a Point Rose (p. 163) near Point Barrow. The name is not shown on their map. Perhaps this is an error for Ross and applies to some point at or near their Ross bay.
Rose; inlet, in Dall island, Tlevak strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1882.
Rose, island; see Hinchinbrook and Seal rocks.
Rose, point; see Cliff.
Rose; rock, in Middle channel, Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers, in 1880, presumably after the little steamer Rose.
Rose Channel; rock, in Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Ross; bay, on the Arctic coast, between Dease inlet and Point Barrow. So named by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, after a personal friend. Also called Ross's in their map.
Rothsay; point, on the mainland, at mouth of the Stikine river. So named by Vancouver in 1793. Also called Reechnoi (river) by the Rynda party in 1863.
Round; hill (1,647 feet high ), just west of Nakat inlet. So named by Nichols in 1883. Round; island, at entrance to Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Round; island (427 feet high), in entrance to Coal harbor, Unga island, Shumagins. Descriptive name given, presumably, by the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in 1865.
Round; island, near entrance to Thorne arm, in Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Round; island, on the southern side of Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Krugloi (round) by Vasilief in 1809.
Round; island, the southeasternmost of the Walrus island group, in northern part of Bristol bay. Supposed to be the island so named on account of its shape by Cook, July 12, 1778.' Tebenkof calls it Krugloi (round) and gives its native name as Kaiashik. Sarichef, 1826, calls it Walrus island and gives its native name as Kaiashik.
Round, island; see Hound.
Round, island; see Walrus.
Round; islet (or islets), in Holkham bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Round; islet, in Kasaan bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Local name, published in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 86).
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Round; islet, in western anchorage of St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Krugloi (round) by Russian naval officers, 1808-1810.
Round; lake, near St. Paul, Kodiak. Named Krugloe (round) by Russian naval officers, 1SOS-1810. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Miesofskoe (cape).
Round: mountain, in the northwestern part of Annette island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Round; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Round; point, on the southeastern shore of Zarembo island, Stikine strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Round, point; see Glazenap.
Round; rock (40 feet high ), off Pybus bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 143).
Round; rock, one of the Nagai rocks, near Chirikof island. So named by Dall in 1874.
Roundabout; mountain (1,000 feet high ), on the right bank of the Kuskok wim, in latitude 63º. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898.
Rousseau; range of mountains (3,500 to 4,000 feet high), on western side of Port- land canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Pender in 1868.
Rowand; point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. So named by Dease and Simpson in 1837, after a friend.
Rozhnof; cape, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little west of Port Moller. Named Rozhnof by Lutke, in 1828, who wrote it (in French) Rojnoff. Has been written Rodgnoff. The original Rozhnof is now Lagoon point (of Coast Survey chart 806), and the name Rozhnof has been transferred to a point farther west.
Rubetz, village: see Afognak.
Rubia, bay; see Fish.
Ruby; creek, tributary to Bluestone river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Ruby; creek, tributary to Koksuktapaga river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Ruby; creek, tributary to Minook creek, from the west. Prospectors' name, pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Rudder; point, on Bennett island, Arctic ocean. So named by De Long in 1881. Rudyerd; bay, in the mainland, debonching into Behm canal, southeastern Alaska. Named by Dall, in 1879, after the English engineer Rudyerd, who rebuilt the Eddystone light-house after its destruction in 1703.
Rudyerd; island, in Behm canal, southwest from the entrance to Smeaton bay. So named by Dall, in 1879, after the English engineer Rudyerd. Rugged, cove; see Ragged.
Rugged, island; see Makhnati.
Ruhamah; mountain (5,460 feet high), near head of Disenchantment bay, south- eastern Alaska. Named Ruhama by Russell, in 1891 "in honor. of Miss Ruhama Seidmore, the author of a charming book on journeys in Alaska." As Miss Seidmore spells her name Ruhamah (not Ruhama), and as it was named in her honor, her own spelling is here followed.
Ruins; point, the southern point of entrance to Shipley bay, Sumner strait, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1879, on account of a ruined Indian village there.
Rukavitsie; cape (not named on any map), on southern shore of Unimak island, "near which are two rocky pillars and some shoals, affording tolerable anchorage." So called by Veniaminof, 1840.
Rulby; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
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Rur-Sac.
Rurik; harbor, indenting the southeastern shore of Khantaak island, Yakutat hay, southeastern Alaska. Two harbors indent the southeastern shore of Khantaak island. One of these is Port Mulgrave, the other, as here used. is Rurik harbor. Khromchenko, in 1823, surveyed both and gave the name Rurik to the whole, the name being that of a brig belonging to the Rus- sian-American Company. This name is now restricted to the harbor immediately northeast of Port Mulgrave.
Rush; point, the western head of Zapadni bay, on southern shore of St. George island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Presumably named after the U. S. revenue cutter Richard Rush. Rush; point, west of Beardslee islands, Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Appar- ently so called, in 1892, by Reid, on account of the ceaseless rush of tidal flow past it.
Rush; rock, near Umga island, between Sannak island and Alaska peninsula. So called by Dall, in 1880, presumably after the U. S. revenue cutter Richard Rush.
Russell; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Russell; fiord, an arm of Disenchantment bay, southeastern Alaska. This exten- sive arm of Disenchantment bay was discovered and sketched by Prof. I. C. Russell in 1891 and is here named for him.
Russell; glacier, in or near Skolai pass, at the head of White river. So named by Hayes, in 1891, after Prof. Israel Cook Russell.
Russian; harbor, at southwestern end of Kodiak island, behind Geese islands. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. The name is derived from Tebenkof, who shows here "Russian lodge."
Russian, island; see Bamdoroshni.
Russian; point, the southern point of Graham harbor, Cook inlet. Called Rus- sian Pt. by Portlock in 1786.
Russian; reef, off Whitewater bay. Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869. A Russian vessel is said to have struck upon it. Ruth; island, in Thomas bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Rutkorsky, village: see Afognak.
Rutland; island, low and sandy, on the Aretie coast, near Point Barrow. Appar- ently so named by the British Admiralty in 1855.
Ryan; creek, just east of Topkok river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Ryan, creek; see Colorado.
Rynda; anchorage, at southeastern edge of the Stikine flats, Sumner strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Called Rynda anchorage or Port Rynda by Dall in the Coast Pilot, 1883, after the Russian corvette Rynda. which anchored here and sounded out the place in 1863.
Rynda; island, in the Stikine flats, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Russians after the corvette Rynda, which made surveys in this region in 1863.
Rynda; mountain (3,700 feet high), on the mainland, east of the flats at mouth of Stikine river. So called by Hunter in 1877.
Subachi, point; see Dog.
Sabine; cape, on the Aretic coast, east of Cape Lisburne. So named by Beechey, in 1827, presumably after Gen. Sir Edward Sabine.
Sacharowskaja, bay; see Zachary.
Sachem; island, in Saginaw bay, Kuin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892.
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Sichin, strait, etc. ; see Shakhin.
Sadatanak; island, near the southern shore of Atka, middle Aleutians. Native name from Tebenkof, 1849.
Saddle; mountain, on the mainland, east of the Stikine river, near international boundary. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Sadie; cove, indenting the southern shore of Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. So named by Dall, in 1880, after Sarah Ektred, wife of Marcus Baker. Sullidok, island; see Sitkalidak.
Safa; islands, in Pearse inlet, at entrance to Wales harbor, southeastern Alaska. So named by Nichols in 1891.
Safety; point and rock, in Niblack anchorage, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Clover in 1885.
Safety; port, immediately east of Cape Nome, on the northern shore of Norton sound. Surveyed and named by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Safety; post-office, at Port Safety, Seward peninsula. Established in September, 1900. Safety; rock, in entrance to Niblack anchorage, Moira sound, Prince of Wales island. So named by Clover in 1885.
Sagak; cape, the westernmost point of Umnak island, eastern Aleutians. Aleut name, from Veniaminof. It means sleep. Lutke calls it Sigak.
Sagamtushik; cape, on the southern shore of I'mnak island, near Vsevidof volcano. Native name, from Kuritzien, 1849.
Sagchudak; islet, near the southern shore of Atka, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Hlas been written Sagtchudakh. Saghadellautan, village; see Zakatlatan.
Sagigik; island, off the southern shore of Amlia island, near its eastern end, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Perhaps from the Aleut sagik, a point or sharp edge.
Saginaw; bay, indenting the northwestern shore of Kuin island, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after his ship, the U. S. S. Saginaw.
Saginaw; channel, separating Shelter and Lincoln islands from the northern end of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after his ship, the U. S. S. Saginaw, the first man-of-war to pass through it. Saginaw; ledge of rocks, in Mitchell bay, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after his vessel, the U. S. S. Saginaw.
Saginaw; point, near Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after his vessel, the U. S. S. Sagina.
Sail; island, off False Point Pybus, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Ship istand by Meade, in 1869, and on later charts called Sail. Saint Abram, islands; see Semichi.
Saint Agnes; point, on the eastern shore of St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de S. Ines (St. Agnes point ) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Saint Albans; point, the eastern point of entrance to Affleck canal, Kuin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793.
Saint Andrean, islands; see Andreanof.
Saint Augustine; cape, in Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Cabo de San Augustin by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Saint Augustine; cape, the southern point of entrance to Augustine bay, Dall island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Cabo de San Agustin by Maurelle in 1775.
Saint Augustine, mountain; see Augustine.
Saint Barnabas, capo; see Barnabas.
Saint Bartholomew, cape; see Bartolome.
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Saint Boniface; point, the southern point of entrance to Port San Antonio, Bneareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de San Bonifacio by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Saint Catherine; cove, indenting the northeastern shore of Unimak island and opening into Isanotski strait near its northern end. So named by Dall, in 1882, after Krenitzin's vessel, the galiot St. Catherine. Krenitzin wintered in this vessel in Isanotski strait, 1768-69.
Saint Chrysostom; harbor, on the eastern shore of Cook inlet, just north of Kenai. Translated and called Zlatousta (golden mouthed) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Saint Demetrius, islands; see Diomede.
Saint Diamed, islands; see Diomede.
Saint Diomede, islands; see Diomede.
Saint Dionysius; redoubt or fort, Wrangell harbor, Alexander archipelago. By order of Baron Wrangell a log stoekade or fortified post was built in Wrangell harbor, in 1834, by Lient. Dionysius Zarembo to prevent encroach- ments by the Hudson Bay Company. Zarembo called it Redoubt St. Dionysius. Also it has been called St. Dionicio, St. Dionysi and Dionysius. A few years ago remains of this abandoned and ruined stoekade were still to be seen.
Saint Elias; cape, the southern end of Kayak island, near Controller bay. So named by Bering in 1741. Vancouver, in 1794, named it Hamond, after Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, which name the Russian charts write Hamon, and others Hammond. The Spaniards, in 1779, called it P. de Cañas. Saint Elias, cape; see Sitkagi.
Saint Elias; mountain (18,024 feet high ), in southeastern Alaska. Discovered by Bering on St. Elias day, July 22, 1741, and so named by him. The native name is reported by Topham to be Yahtse-tah-shalı.
Saint Elias, point; see Manby.
Saint Elias Alps; great mountain range, extending from Cross sound north westerly to Mount St. Elias and beyond. This name appears to have been first applied by Dall in 1874.
Saint Elizabeth, cape; see Elizabeth.
Saint Etienne, island; see Agattn.
Saint Felix, point; see Felix, cape.
Saint George; island, one of the Pribilof group, Bering sea. Discovered June 12, 1786, by Pribilof and named after his ship, George or St. George. Now universally called St. George.
Saint George: rock, in Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1881.
Saint George; village, on St. George island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Local name. Saint Hermogenes; cape, the easternmost point of Marmot island, Kodiak group. Cook, 1778, identified this as the point named St. Hermogenes by Bering in 1741.
Saint Hermogenes, island; see Marmot.
Saint Ignace; island, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named St. Ignace of St. Ignacio by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
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