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Seward; passage, in Ernest sound, separating Deer island from Cleveland peninsula. So named by Snow in 1886.
Seward; peninsula, of western Alaska, between Kotzebue and Norton sounds. It has been so designated on maps and in the texts of several publications since the gold excitement of 1898, this having been suggested by Governor Brady in compliment to Hon. William H. Seward. The name Kaviak was proposed by Dall in 1869, who in his Alaska (p. 268) says: "The great peninsula inclosed by the waters of Norton Bay and Sound, Bering Strait, the Arctic Ocean, and Kotzebue Sound it is proposed to call the Káriak Peninsula, from the native name of Kavi-iák and the Káviak Innuit, who inhabit it." This name Kaviak appears to have never come into use. I have not found it on any map.
Seward. The southeastern part of Wrangell island was, in 1879, named Seward island by Dall, then writing the Coast Pilot. Surveys since made show that this supposed island does not exist.
Sewidow, volcano; see Vsevidof.
Sextant; point, the western point of entrance to Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Seymour; canal, indenting Admiralty island, from the south, Alexander archipelago. Called Seymour's channel by Vancouver in 1794.
Sezaro, village; see Sedaru.
Sfaganuk; Eskimo village, on the mainland, cast of Nunivak island, Bering sea. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its name reported in his text to be Sfoganugamiut. On his map it is Sfaganugamute, i. e., Sfaganuk people.
Shag; islet, near the northwestern shore of Shuyak island, Kodiak group. Named Urili (shag or cormorant, graculus bicristatus) by the Russian-American Company in 1849.
Shag; rock, at head of Sanborn harbor, Nagai island, Shumagins. So named by Dall in 1872.
Shag; rocks, in Kupreanof strait, Kodiak group. Named Urilie (shag) by the Russians.
Shagak; bay, indenting the western shore of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Chagakh.
Shageluk; native village, on the northern bank of the Shageluk slough. So called by Dall in 1866. Tikhmenief, 1861, shows several villages here bearing long names, none of them resembling this one. They are Kushichagat, Tizhgelede, Tlegozhitno, Intenleiden, Kuingshtetakten and Inselnostleide. None of them appear on modern maps. Petrof, 1880, calls them collec- tively the Chageluk settlements.
Shageluk; slough, on left bank of the Yukon and joining it near Holy Cross mis- sion. So written by Dall, 1866. Tikhmenief, 1861, wrote it Chageliuk; Petrof, 1880, Chageluk, and Raymond, 1869, Shagelook.
Shagulik; island, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, northeast of Sutwik island. Native name, from the Russians.
Shahafka; cove, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Peschanoi (sandy) by the Russians in 1808-1810, but by Tebenkof, 1849, called Shahafka. Has been written Chagafka.
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Shaiak; islet, east of and near Cape Peirce, on north shore of Bristol bay. Sarichef, 1826, calls it Morzhevoi (walrus) and adds the native name Shaiak. Tebenkof also calls it Shaiak.
Shakan; bay, indenting the northwestern shore of Prince of Wales island and open- ing into Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Name of Indian origin, and written Shakan, Shakaan, and Shukan. Sachine and Shakhine are probably only other renderings of the same word.
Shakan; Indian village, post-office and saw mill, Kosciusko island, Alexander archi- pelago. In the Eleventh Census (1890, p. 34), we read "Chican, about 60 miles north of Klawak;" and also, "Saw mill and about a dozen houses built some 10 years ago." The post-office was established here in June, 1886. Originally known as Hamiltons Mill.
Shakan; island, at southern point of entrance to Shakan bay, Alexander archi- pelago. Native name.
Shakan; strait, in Shakan bay, separating Hamilton island from Kosciusko island, Alexander archipelago. Also written Shakaan.
Shakan Nipples; see Nipples (The).
Shakes; mountain, in the southern part of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, after Shakes, an Indian chief.
Shakhine; supposed strait or passage, in western part of Prince of Wales archipelago. Variously written Sachine, Schakhin, etc. Native name, from the Rus- sians. Apparently only another form of the word Shakan.
Shakmanof, bay; see Kizhuyak.
Shakmanof; cape, near Spruce island, on the northeastern shore of Kodiak. Named Shakmanof by Murashef in 1839-40. Tebenkof, 1849, calls it Riph (reef) point and also Cape Chiniak.
Shaktolik; bay, in the eastern part of Norton sound. Called by the natives Chack- toole, according to Cook, 1778, and Shaktol, Shaktoli, and Shaktólik by the Russians. Into it flows the Shaktolik river, and on its shore is the Eskimo village Shaktólik.
Shaktolik; Eskimo village, at mouth of the Shaktolik river, Norton sound. Native name. Has also been written Shaktolit. Population in 1880, 60; in 1890, 38. Shaktolik; hills, near the Shaktolik river, east of Norton sound. So called by Dall in his Alaska (pp. 24, 152, etc.).
Shaktolik; river, tributary to eastern part of Norton sound. Eskimo name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Shakun; rock, in Shelikof strait, near Swikshak bay. Native name, from the Rus- sians. Has been written Schachun and Schakhun.
. Shaliakh, point; see Thatcher.
Shallow, bay; see Dry.
Shallow-water, point; see Romanof.
Shallows; point, the northeastern point of Kittiwake island, near Kodiak. Named Melkowadia (little water) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Shaman. A native village on the north bank of the Yukon, about 10 miles above the trading post Fort Hamlin, is called Shamans village on late charts. Shaman is a native appellation for "medicine man."
Shaman; island, off the western end of Douglas island, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890. Shaman means an Indian medicine man or doctor.
Shaman; point, in Wrangell harbor, Alexander archipelago. So named by Zar- embo in 1834. Zarembo's sketch was published, in 1848, on Russian Hydrographic chart No 1396. Called Zhemani on United States Hydro- graphic chart 225.
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Shantatalik; small stream, tributary, from the north, to Tustumena lake, Kenai peninsula. Native name, from Wosnesenski, 1840, given by Grewingk as Tschantatalich. Perhaps it is Shanta-tulik, Shanta region.
Shapka; island (700 feet high), one of the Chiachi group, on southern shore of Alaska peninsula. Named Shapka (hat) by the Russians.
Shariepof, eape; see Izhut.
Sharp; ledge, in Swanson harbor, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1890.
Sharp; mountain (1,227 feet high), north of Cape Fox, Dixon entrance. So named by Niehols in 1883.
Sharp; peak (5,900 feet high), north of Valdes glacier. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Sharp; point, at entrance to Eliza harbor, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Sharp; point, on northern shore of Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888.
Sharp; point, on Revillagigedo island, in Behm eanal, west of Smeaton island. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Shasheki, pass; see Chilkoot and White.
Shashgat; bay, apparently an arm of Igak bay, Kodiak; was so called by Lisianski, in 1805 (Voyage, pp. 184-185).
Shaw, bay; see Urilia.
Shaw; island, near Cape Douglas, Cook inlet. Named Shaw's by Vancouver in 1794. The Aleut name is Shunaktuli, which Grewingk writes Schunachtuli. Shayak; island, in Marmot bay, between Afognak and Kodiak. So called by Tebenkof in 1849.
Shed; mountain (2,620 feet high), between Nakat inlet and Willard inlet, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Shedden; point, one of the points of entrance to Refuge inlet, just west of Point Barrow. Apparently so named by British naval officers engaged in the Franklin search expeditions, 1849-1853.
Sheenjek; river, tributary to the Porcupine, from the north, near longitude 144° 30'. Late Coast Survey charts call it Salmon river, and earlier ones give Sheen- jek or Salmon. Name apparently first published in 1895.
Sheep; bay and point, Cordova bay, Prince William sound. So named by Aber- crombie in 1898.
Sheep; creek, on the mainland four miles southeast of Juneau, southeastern Alaska. Apparently a local name. Published in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 152).
Sheep; creek, tributary to Dietrich river, from the west, near latitude 68°. Pros- pectors' name, reported by Schrader, of the Geological Survey, in 1899. Has also been ealled David creek.
Sheep; creek, tributary to Kotsina river, from the south. Prospectors' name, reported by Gerdine in 1900.
Sheep; creek, tributary to Robert creek, near the headwaters of the Koyukuk. Prospectors' name, reported by Schrader in 1899.
Sheep; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Barani (sheep) by Vasilief in 1809. Has been written Barani and Baranie.
Sheer-off-there; rock, in Portillo channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Alargate-alla (sheer-off-there) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Shekak, sound; see Hooniah.
Shekesti; point, the southern point of entrance to Wrangell harbor, Wrangell island, Alexander archipelago. So called by Zarembo in 1834. On United States Hydrographic ehart 225 it is Zhekiski.
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Shekt; i-let, in Wrangell harbor, Alexander archipelago. Apparently a native name, reported by Zarembo in 1834. Zarembo's sketch of Wrangell har- bor, whereon this name appears, was published in 1848 on Russian Hydro- graphic chart No. 1396. On United States Hydrographic chart 225 this is called Shake island.
Nulou, island; see Channel.
Shelikof; bay, indenting the western shore of Kruzof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Russians after Grigori Ivanovich Shelikof, founder of the Russian-American Company. It is the Port Mary of Vancouver, in 1794. Called Mary bay on some charts, and Puerto de Guadalupe in Galiano's atlas, 1802. Has been mistranslated Silk bay. Present usage applies the name Shelikof to the whole bay and restricts the name Mary to a cove or small bight within the bay.
Shelikof, harbor; see Three Saints bay.
Shelikof, lake; see Ilianma.
Shelikof; strait, separating Kodiak from the mainland. So called by the Russians in the last century after Grigori Ivanovich Shelikof. Cook, who saw its eastern end, in 1778, called it Smokey bay on account of the smoke seen on Point Banks. Meares traversed it in August, 1786, and named it Petrie's strait, after William Petrie, esq. The Spaniards, in 1788, called it Canal de Flores. The Russians usually called it Aliaskinskoi or Shelikof, although it appears on an official map of 1802 as Kenai strait. And finally Shelikof has been written Chélékhoff, Helikoff, Shelikhoff, etc. Shell, bay; see Rakovoi.
Shell; creek, tributary to Skwentna river, from the north, near longitude 151° 30'. So named by Spurr, in 1898, after P. G. Shell, who prospected in this region in 1887.
Shell; hills (1,500 to 1,700 feet high), on the north bank of Skwentna river, about 60 miles north of Cook inlet. So named by Spurr, in 1898, after P. G. Shell, who prospected in this region in 1887.
Shell, island; see Mogilnoi.
Shelter; bay, on the northwestern shore of Hinchinbrook island, Prince William sound. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Shelter; island, at junction of Stephens passage and Lynn canal, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Mcade in 1869.
Shelter; islet, near the southern end of Long island, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Ubezhitza (shelter) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Shelter; point, the eastern point of Killisnoo island, Hood bay, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Shemya, islands; see Semichi. Shepard, creek; see Upland.
Shepherd; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the west, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. Has also been written Shepard.
Sheridan; glacier, tributary to the Copper river, from the west, near its month. So named by Abercrombie, in 1884, after Gen. Phil H. Sheridan, U. S. A.
Sheridan; peak (3,514 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan, U. S. A.
Sherman; peak (3,984 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Gen. William Teeumsch Sherman, U. S. A.
Sherman; point, on the eastern shore of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Named by Meade, in 1869, after Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, U. S. A. This
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point was reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901.
Sherman; sunken rock, off Sherman point, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1890.
Sheshalek; Eskimo village on the northern shore of Kotzebue sound, near the mouth of Noatak river. Reported by Petrof, in 1880, as Sheshalegamute, i. e., Sheshalek people. Population in 1880, 100.
Shevenak; Eskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, near its mouth. Native name, from Nelson 1878-79, who wrote it Shevenagamute, i. e., Shevenak people. Petrof, 1880, gives its population as 58 and its name Shovenagamute in his text (p. 17) and Shevenagamute on his map. Popu- lation, in 1890, 62, and spelling Shovenagamiut.
Shevlin; creek, tributary to the Yukon, from the south, between the Ramparts and mouth of the Tanana. Local name, from the Coast Survey, 1898.
Shiganik, island; see Wingham.
Shilgi; islet, southeast from Sitkin island, middle Aleutians. Name from the Rus- sians. Identity of the island doubtful.
Shiltonato, river; see Innoko.
Shingle; island at entrance to Totem bay, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Shinagrua; Eskimo village, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. The name appears on Coast Survey map 20, of 1869, and presumably on earlier maps, but is not shown on recent maps.
Shiniak; native village, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim bay, north of the Kanektok river mouth. It is usually Shiniagamute, i. e., Shiniak people. Name Shiniagmiut, published in Sarichef's atlas, 1826. At this place is located a mission warehouse and on some maps appears as Warehouse, on others, Mission Warehouse.
Ship; cove, in Port Conclusion, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver who, in 1794, moored his ships here.
Ship; high rock or islet, in Umnak pass, eastern Aleutians. Called Karablin (ship) by the Russians. Lutke calls it a high rock, which the Russians of the country call the ship and the Aleuts Tanghinakh. Veniaminof has Ship (tanginak). See also Pustoi.
Ship; island, near shore of Cleveland peninsula, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Baker, in 1880, on account of its appearance from the south. A rock near it has been called Ship rock and the point behind it Ship point and Ship Island point (Coast Pilot, p. 87, and map, p. 72).
Ship, island; see Error.
Ship, island; see Labouchere.
Ship, island; see Sail.
Ship; islet, between Davison and Sextant points, near entrance to Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Named Karablin (ship) by Etolin in 1833.
Ship. rock, in the vicinity of Bogoslof island, Bering sea. An island with rocks about it is shown on the track chart of Krenitzin and Levashef, 1768, in Coxe, 1780. On Billings' track chart, published by Saner in 1802, is shown an islet in this vicinity, and near it the name Ship I. A rock, resembling a ship, near the site of Bogoslof, was described by Cook in 1786. Cook (Vol. II, p. 526) describes it as an "elevated rock like a tower," but gives it no name in his text. This rock has disappeared in whole or in part through the volcanic changes since 1796.
Shipinskaia, river; see Sturgeon.
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Shipley; bay, in Kosciusko island, and opening into Sumner strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Snow, in 1886, after Ensign John Harry Shipley, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Shipwreck; point, on the northeastern shore of Cordova bay, Alexander archipel- ago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Shirokaia, bay; see Broad.
Shishaldin; small river, on the north shore of Unimak, "abounding in redfish', says Veniaminof, 1840 (I, 215).
Shishaldin; volcano (8,950 feet high), on Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Seen and named by Sarichef on June 18, 1790, who gives, according to Grewingk, Agajedan as its native name. According to Veniaminof, its native name is Sisaguk. Variously written Chichaldinskoi, Shushaldinskaia, etc. Its height as measured by Lutke in 1828 was 1,400 toises (8,953 English feet). Kotzebue found its height to be 5,525 English feet (according to Lutke) or of 7,154 according to Grewingk. Tebenkof gives 8, 755 feet and the Coast Survey 8,952 feet for its height.
Shishaldinski, village; see Sisaguk.
Shishkof, cape; see Lapin.
Shishkof, point; see Cave.
Shishmaref; cape, the southernmost point of Hall island, Bering sea. Named Shishmareva (Shishmaref's) on Russian Hydrographic chart 1455 (ed. of 1852), after Capt .- Lieut. Glieb Semeonovich Shishmaref, who accompanied Kotzebue, 1815-1818.
Shishmaref, cape; see Northeast.
Shishmaref; inlet, indenting the northern shore of Seward peninsula, Arctic ocean. So named by Kotzebue in August, 1816, after Lieutenant Shish- maref, who accompanied him in his explorations in 1816. Variously written Chichmareff, Schischmareff, etc.
Shitnak, cape and village; see Chitnak.
Shkagway, river and town; see Skagway.
Shketlina, point; on the southwestern shore of Seduction tongue, Lynn canal, south- eastern Alaska. Apparently a native name, reported by Lindenberg in 1838.
Shkin, island; see Skin.
Shla-hatch, island; see Pyramid.
Shnu; river or creek, tributary to the Copper river, from the west, near latitude 63º. Called by Allen, in 1885, Schnuna, i. e., Shnu river. Has also been printed Schnuno.
Shoal; bay, indenting the northwestern shore of Little Koniuji island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall in 1874.
Shoal; bay, near entrance to Sanborn harbor, Nagai island, Shumagins. So named by Dall in 1872. Descriptive name.
Shoal; cape, on the northern coast of Kodiak, in Narrow strait. Named Otmeli (shoal) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Shoal; cape, on the southern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. Named Otmieloi (shoal) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Shoal; cove, indenting the western end of Alaska peninsula and opening into Isanotski strait. So named by Dall in 1880.
Shoal; point, near Southern rapids, Peril strait, on Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884.
Shoal; point, on the eastern side of Mcclellan flats, at mouth of the Chilkat river, southeastern Alaska. Named Otmelie (shoal) by Lindenberg in 1838. This name is obsolete.
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Shoal Ness. Cook, in 1778, so named some point near the mouth of the Kuskokwim, just what one does not appear. Perhaps it was Cape Avinof.
Shoals, island; see Otmeloi.
Shoals; point, the southeastern point of Kruzof island, in entrance to Sitka sound,
Alexander archipelago. This cape has borne many names. Dixon, in 1787, called it White's point, and Lisianski, in 1804, First point. The early Rus- sians, after Lisianski, called it Otmeloi (shoals) point, and to distinguish from another Shoals point a few miles farther within the sound they called it Otmeloi vnieshnie (outer shoals). So it appears as Shoals point, Point of Shoals, and Outer point of Shoals. Tebenkof, in 1850, calls it Nizmennia (low) point.
Shoalwater; passage, in Behm canal, separating Winstanley island from the main- land, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1879.
Shoe; island, in Tlevak strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols, in 1881, by reason of its shape (Coast Pilot, p. 68).
Shokfaktolik; one of the numerous lakes in the Kuskokwim tundra, about 25 miles northwest of Bethel; also a native village there. Name obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, from missionary Helmick, and spelled Tshokfachtolíg- amut by Post and Chokfaktoligamute by Spurr. In the Eleventh Census it is called Chokfoktoleghagamiut, i. e., Shokfak region people.
Shoo Fly, rock; see Eye Opener.
Short; bay, indenting the mainland, on north shore of Behm canal. Called Short inlet by Dall in 1879 (Coast Pilot, p. 73).
Short; creek, tributary to Red bay, Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Helm in 1886.
Short; passage, between Smeaton island and Revillagigedo island, in Belm eanal, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Short; point, just within the entrance to Smeaton bay, on its southern shore, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Shorty; creek, tributary to the headwaters of the Alsek. Named by Brooks in 1899.
Shoup, glacier; see Canyon creek.
Shovel; creek, tributary to Solomon river, from the west, in the Bonanza mining district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
Shorenagamute, village; see Shevenak.
Show, gulch; see Snow.
Shrimp; bay, in Behm canal, indenting the northwestern shore of Revillagigedo island. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Shrubby; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 90).
Shtilia, point; see Calm.
Shuck, camp; see Chuck.
Shuitna, river; see Chuit.
Shumagin; bank, near the Shumagin islands. So named by the Fish Commission in 18SS.
Shumagin; large group of islands, west of Kodiak and south of Alaska peninsula. So named by Bering, after one of his sailors, who died of scurvy and was buried here, August 30, 1741. Sometimes written Choumagin and Chou- maghin. According to Veniaminof, the Aleut name is Kaggiun. Golofnin says the Aleuts call them Unga, from the name of the largest of the group.
Shunaktuli, island; see Shaw.
Shushaldenskaia, volcano; see Shishaldin.
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Shuyak; island, north of Afognak, off mouth of Cook inlet. Native name, from the earliest Russian explorers. It has had many spellings, Chouyak, Chuyak, Huiak, Hniak, Schujek, Shooiack, etc.
Shuyak; strait, between Shuyak and Afognak islands. Native name, from early Russian explorers.
Sichtuuak, strait; see Sitkinak.
Sidankin, village; see Biorka.
Side, island; see Lewis.
Sidney; creek, tributary to Cripple river, from the south, near its mouth, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900. Witherspoon, in 1899, called this Sealer creek.
Siepermo, cape; see North.
Sierernoi, cape, etc .; see North.
Sievernoi, island; see Raspberry.
Sierernoi, point; see Akun Head.
Sierernoi, strait; see Kupreanof.
Sigak; cape, the north point of Akutan island, eastern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof, 1849. Called North Head by the Fish Commission, in 1888, and said to be locally so known.
Sigak, cape; see Sagak.
Sigdak, island, see Great Sitkin.
Siginak, island; see Biorka.
Siginaka; group of islands, in the northernmost part of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So called by the Russians.
Siginaka; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Siginaki by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been written Siginak.
Signal; island, ou eastern side of Western channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Maiachnoi (signal) by Vasilief in 1809, on whose chart is shown a maiak (light-house). Has also been called Lighthouse, Mayastetchnoi, and Signal Light island.
Signal; mountain, in western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Signal, point; see Yellow.
Signals (The); pinnacle rocks (kekuri), near southern entrance to Akutan pass, eastern Aleutians. Called Kuka (Cook's) pillar by Tebenkof in 1849. The Fish Commission, in 1888, called them The Signals.
Sigoola, island; see Chugul.
Siguam, island; see Seguam.
Sigalidok, island; see Sitkalidak.
Sikarnoi, mountain; see Sugarloaf.
Silak; islet, in the strait between Little Tanaga and Kagalaska islands, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Name fromn Tebenkof, 1849.
Silk, bay; see Shelikof. Sillokh, lake; see Skilak.
Silnaho Techenia, cape; see Tiderip.
Silok; creek, tributary to the Tanana, from the south, near longitude 148°. This stream was called Delta creek by Allen in 1885. To avoid confusion with Allen's Delta river, and because the exact locality of his Delta creek is not clear, this change has been introduced by the Geological Survey. Appar- ently a native name, which has also been spelled Silokh.
Silver; bay, opening into Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Locally so called from the occurrence of silver near it. It was called Serebrenikof arm or bay by the Russians.
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Silver; lake (elevation 4,200 feet), on the divide between the Alsek and Yukon watersheds, Alaska. According to the Krause brothers the native name is Danaáku; according to Dall, Dana-aka.
Silver; point, on the northeastern shore of Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by United States naval officers in 1880. Silver Bow; basin, in Gastineau channel, near Juneau, southeastern Alaska. Local name, published by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 150).
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