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Taklek, cape; see Aklek.
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Takli; island, between Katmai and Kukak bays, on north shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from the Russians, who wrote it Takali and Takhli. Erroneously Tachli and Tachti.
Takome, lake; see Tagish.
Takshak; Eskimo village, on right bank of the lower Yukon, near Razboinski. Name from Dall, 1869. Usually written Takshagemut, i. e., Takshak people.
Takshak, village; see Chukchuk.
Takshilik; creek, tributary to the Kanektok river, from the south, about 30 miles above the Kanektok's mouth. Native name, from Post, 1898, who wrote it Táchshilik.
Taksumut, village; see Takchuk.
Taku; harbor, indenting the mainland in Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. A native name, first applied by Vasilief in 1848. Variously written Taco, Tacou, Takou, etc.
Taku; inlet, opening into Stephens passage, southeastern Alaska. Native name, variously written, Taco, Tacou, Tahko, etc. It is Lothianoi (icy) arm of Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been called Glacier inlet.
Taku; lake, draining into Taku harbor. So called by Thomas in 1888.
Taku; mountain (2,170 feet high), on the mainland, near Taku harbor, Stephens passage, southeastern Alaska. So called by Thomas in 1888.
Taku; pass, into the interior by way of the Taku river. Local name, first applied by Vasilief in 1848. Variously written Taco, Tahko, Takou, etc.
Taku; point, on the eastern shore of Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska.
Taku; river, of British Columbia and southeastern Alaska, tributary to the head of Taku inlet.
Taku; village, at head of Taku harbor, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. Has appeared on charts as Taku settlement and Takou villages.
Ta-ku-ten-ny, lake and river; see Kluane.
Ta-ku-ten-ny-ce, lake and village; see Aishihik.
Talbiksok; river, tributary to the lower Yukon, from the south, near or at the Yukon-Kuskokwim portage. Native name from Raymond, 1869, who wrote it Talbiksokh. Variously written Talbigsak, Talbiksak, etc.
Talkeet; mountain range, north of Cook inlet, between the Matanuska and Sushitna rivers. The name Talkeetna was proposed by Eldridge, in 1898, and pub- lished in his report, where he says the last syllable is often pronounced no. Talkeet-na or Talkeet-no means Talkeet river.
Talkeet; river, north of Cook inlet, tributary to the Sushitna, from the east, near latitude 62°. Native name, from Eldridge and Muldrow, 1898, who wrote Talkeetna, i. e., Talkeet river.
Tall Tree; point, in Sawmill cove, Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Sheldon Jackson in 1880.
Talnika, point; see Willow.
Talsekwe; river, tributary to Taku river, from the north, near the international boundary line, southeastern Alaska. Native name, given by the Coast Survey, in 1895, as Taltakay, in 1898, as Tolusque (or possibly Slocah), and, in 1899, as Tallsaykway.
Tamgas; harbor, indenting the southern shore of Annette island, Alexander archi- pelago. Surveyed and so called by Etolin in 1833. Presumably a native name, identical with Tongass, but kept in this form to prevent confusing the two places.
Tamgas; mountain (3,684 feet high), in the southeastern part of Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
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Tamgas; reef, in Felice strait, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Tan. This is said to be the native name for cape or point as used by the Indians about Cook inlet. It is added as a final syllable. Thus, Kukistan, i. e., Kukis cape.
Tana; glacier and river, tributary to the Chitina, from the south. Native name, from a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900.
Tanaak, cape; see Paramanof.
Tanada; creek and lake, tributary to Copper river, from the east, near longitude 144°. Apparently a native name, reported by Peters, of the Geological Survey, in 1899.
Tanadak; island, one of the westernmost of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Tanadakh. Perhaps it means crab place.
Tanadak; islet, east of and near Little Kiska, Rat island group, western Aleutians. Aleut name from Lutke. Also written Tanadakh.
Tanadak; islet, near the eastern end of Amlia island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849.
Tanaga; bay, indenting the western shore of Tanaga island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. So called by Sarichef in 1790. Tebenkof, in 1849, called this Slava Rossie (Glory of Russia) bay, after the ship Glory of Russia, commanded by Billings, in whose company Sarichef was. So it appears on late maps as Glory of Russia bay.
Tanaga; island (6,975 feet high), one of the principal islands of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from early Russian explorers. Lutke has Tanaga or Taniaga, and Grewingk indicates that the native name is Takawangha. Has also been written Tannaga.
Tunaga, island; see Little Tanaga.
Tanak; cape, the northernmost point of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Veniaminof calls this cape Egorkovskoi, "noteworthy for the enormous bloeks thrown out by the explosion of Tulik voleano in 1817." The native village Egorovskoi, located here at that time, was destroyed, the natives, how- ever, being absent. The village was rebuilt in Inanudak bay and is, 1 suppose, the Nikolski village of today. Kuritzien, 1849, calls this Tanak, the Aleut word for place and the Kodiak word for water.
Tanakh-angounakh, island; see Chuginadak. Tunakhotkhaiak, village; see Tanakot.
Tanaklak; island, south of Great Sitkin, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Tanakhlakh. Tanakot; native village, on north bank of the Yukon, near month of the Melozi river. Population in 1880, 52. The Tenth Census (1880) gives as the name of a town near this locality Tanakhotkhaiak. On later maps it appears as Tahnohkalony.
Tanana; glacier, in latitude 62°, longitude 142° 30'. So named by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Tanana; post-office, on north bank of the Yukon, at mouth of the Tanana river. Established in September, 1898. At this place is Fort Gibbon, and also the New St. James Mission.
Tanana; river, of central Alaska, tributary to the Yukon; literally Tanan-ná, i. e., Tanan river and said to mean river of the mountain men. According to Allen its upper part is called Nabesná by the natives. It was known to the traders of the Hudson Bay Company as Gens des Buttes. Has been variously written Tananah, Tannanah, Tennanah, etc., but it is now universally known as the Tanana.
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Tananei, village; see Chilkoot.
Tanani; Indian village, just north of Haines, near head of Chilkoot inlet, south- eastern Alaska. Native name, reported by the Krause brothers in 1882. Tanaskan; bay, indenting the southern shore of Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Aleut name, from Sarichef, 1792, who wrote it Taneska. Veniaminof, however, writes it Tanaskan. It means vegetable garden. It is Macks bay of the Fish Commission in 1888.
Tangent; peak (2,449 feet high), on the mainland, west of Farragut bay, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Tangent; point, the eastern point of entrance to Dease inlet, east of Point Barrow, Arctic ocean. So named by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, who say "The land turned sharply off to SSW., forming an acute angle well termed Point Tangent."
Tanghinakh, islet; see Pustoi.
Tangik; islet, near the eastern shore of Akun island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleu- tians. So called by Tebenkof, 1849. Tangik is Aleut for island. Called Waverly island by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Tangimak, island; see Karpa.
Tangimak, island; see Little Koniuji.
Tanginak; islet, east of Akun island, in Unimak pass, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Perhaps it is simply the Aleut Tangidak (islet). The Fish Commission, in 1888, called it Breed island. Has also been called Propagation island.
Tangle; lakes, at source of the Delta river, near longitude 146°. So named by Mendenhall in 1898.
Tanglefoot; small bight, at Karluk head, on north shore of Kodiak. A cannery was built on the beach here in 1893. Locally known as Tanglefoot bay. Tanignag-miut, settlement; see Aleksashkina.
Tanis; glacial stream, in the St. Elias alps, a little north of the mouth of the Alsek. So called by Tebenkof in 1849. Apparently a native name. Tannak, island; see Little Tanaga.
Tano, island; see Chuginidak.
Tantallon; point, the southeastern point of Douglas island, Stephens passage, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 171).
Tanunak; Eskimo village, at Cape Vancouver, Nelson island, Bering sea. Name from Nelson, who visited it in December, 1878. Erroneously Tununak. Is also called Dununak in the Eleventh Census. A river of the same name debouches here.
Taoatin; mountain, on the right bank of the Yukon, near Kaltag. Name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Tapirag, mountain; see Fourpeaked.
Tupor, point; see Hatchet.
Taral; creek, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, at Taral. Locally called Taralna, i. e., Taral river.
Taral; village (of 2 houses in 1885), on left bank of the Copper river, a little below the mouth of the Chitina; also creek tributary to the Copper, from the east, at this village. Native name, reported as Tarál by Allen in 1885.
Tarasof; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Makushin bay, Unalaska. It is imme- diately east of Old Harbor. So called by Veniaminof, 1840.
Target; islet, in Mitchell bay, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Meade, in 1869, in commemoration of the target prac- tice had there.
Tasekpuk; lake, on the Arctic coast, about 80 miles east of Point Barrow. Eskimo name, the termination puk meaning big.
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Taslina, river; see Tezli.
Taslinamna; lake, a few miles cast of Kenai, on the Kenai peninsula. Native name, from Wosnesenski, about 1840. Perhaps the termination amna means lake.
Tasnu; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the west, opposite Bremner river, about 55 miles from the coast. Native name, from Allen, 1885, who wrote it Tasnuná ; i. e., Tasnu river.
Tasuk, bay; see Elson.
Tutchik, bay and sound; see Golofnin.
Tatina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the east, near latitude 62º. Native name, from Abercrombie, in 1898, who wrote it Tatena, i. e., Tati river.
Tatitlek; village, on the northeastern coast of Prince William sound. Native name, which has been spelled Tatikhlek, Tatilack, Tatitlak, ete. According to Gerdine it is pronounced Tay-tét-lek. Formerly it stood at the head of Gladhaugh bay, but "some years ago" was moved to its present site near Copper mountain.
Tatoosh; islands, in northern entrance to Behm canal, east of Betton island, Alexan- der archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1886.
Ta-toot-lee, butte; see Boundary.
Tatotlinda, creek; see Mission.
Tatshenshini; river, tributary to the Alsek river. Native name, reported in 1882, by Krause as Tatschanzhini and variously spelled. The above form, Tatshenshini, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Tava; island, one of the Necker island group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Tava (tent) by Vasilief in 1809. According to George Kostrome- tinoff, U. S. court interpreter at Sitka, Tava is Aleut for enough.
Taxlina, river; see Tazlina.
Taylor; bay, Cross sound, southeastern Alaska. Named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 186), after Mr. C. H. Taylor, of Chicago, who visited it prior to 1883. Taylor; creek, tributary to the Kugruk river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Tazlina; glacier, at source of the Tazlina river. Called Taxlina by Mendenhall, in 1898, who took the name from Allen's map of 1885. Allen used the native name Tezliná for the river in his text and the same, though obscurely printed, on his map. Tazlina means Tazli river.
Tazlina; lake, the source of Tazlina river. Serebrenikof, in 1848, reported the name of this lake as Plavezhnoi. From this has come Pleveznie of some maps. This lake, which is drained by the Tazlina river, is now known locally as Tazlina.
Tazlina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the west, near latitude 62° 30'. Corruption of an Indian name, given as Tlieshitna by Serebrenikof, in 1848, and by Allen, in 1885, as Tezliná, i. e., Tezlin river. The usage of miners and prospectors is Tazlina. Has been written Taxlina and Tazlena. Tchakhikh, cape; see Chakik.
Tchakoch, stream; see Chakok.
Tchaseni, point; see Chasina.
Tchegoulak, island; see Herbert.
Tchernobour, islet; see Chernabura.
Tchernoboury, islet; see Chernabura. Tchighinagak, bay and mountain; see Chiginagak. Tchigul, island; see Chugul. Tchillkat, inlet, peak, etc .; see Chilkat. Tchineyak, cape; see Chiniak.
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Tchinkitanay, bay; see Sitka sound.
Tchirikoff, island; see Chirikof.
Tchitchagou, cape; see Chichagof.
Tchitnak, village; see Chitnak.
Tchougatskoi, mountains; see Chugach.
Tchoughinadokh, island; see Chuginadak.
Tchougoulak, island; see Chugul.
Tchougoule, island; see Chugul.
Tchougoulok, island; see Chugul.
Tchounok, cape; see Chunak.
Tchuk, cape; see Stephens.
Tchuna, cape; see Chunu.
Tear; islet, one of the Ball group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880.
Tebay; river, tributary to the Chitina, from the south, about 30 miles above its mouth. So called by Allen, in 1885, who says that Tebay is the Indian name of a variety of sheep.
Tebenkof; bay, indenting the western coast of Kuiu island, Chatham strait, Alex- ander archipelago. Named Tebienkof bay by Dall, in 1879, after Capt. Michael Dmitrievich Tebienkof or Tebenkof, governor of the Russian- American colonies 1845-50. This name has been variously transliterated Tebenkoff, Tebenkov, Tebienkoff, etc.
Tebenkof, bay; see St. Michael.
Tebenkof; mountain (4,100 feet high), east of Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Russell, in 1890, after Capt. Michael Dmitrievich Tebienkof or Tebenkof, governor of the Russian-American colonies 1845-50. Both the forms Tebienkof and Tebenkof have been much used.
Teé-at-iókwik. Dall, writing in 1869, gives this as the native name of a stream in the Yukon delta a little north of Black river.
Tefaknak; Eskimo village, of 10 houses, in the delta between the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers. Called Tefaknaghamiut, i. e., Tefaknak people, in the Eleventh Census, 1890. Population, 195.
Teikhell, river; see Tiekel and Uranatina.
Telegraph; hill, about 13 miles north of St. Paul village, St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Presumably a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1875.
Teller; reindeer station, Grantley harbor, Seward peninsula. Established by Shel- don Jackson, in 1892, and named by him after Hon. Henry Moore Teller, Secretary of the Interior. Afterwards moved to north shore of Port Clar- ence. Now there is a town and post-office (established in April, 1900) on the spit forming the south point of entrance to Grantley harbor. This place is called locally and by "the old-timers" The Nook, a name derived from the Eskimo. Beechey, 1827, says the natives call it Nooke, or, as we would now write it, Nuk. Dall, in 1869, wrote Nookmut and Petrof, in 1880, Nookmute, i. e., Nook people.
Temnie, island; see Dark.
Tenakee; inlet, indenting the northeastern shore of Chichagof island. Native name, adopted by the Coast Survey in 1869. A portage 150 yards long is said to connect its head with Port Frederick. Variously designated as a canal, channel, inlet, and passage and named Berry, Blind, Siwash, and Tenakee. Tenas; creek, tributary to the Copper river, from the east. Chinook name, mean- ing little, given by the prospectors.
Tenazie; peak, near the international boundary line, on the headwaters of Old Crow river, near latitude 68°. So called by the Coast Survey in 1895.
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Ten Fathom; anchorage, in Redfish bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So called by Moser in 1897.
Tinnanah, river; see Tanana.
Tenounam, island; see Seguanı.
Tent; mountain (7,100 feet high), on the mainland, at head of Tracy arm, Holkham hay, southeastern Alaska. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895. Tent; point, on the western shore of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. His observation tent was erected at this point.
Teocalli; mountains, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim river, near latitude 62º. So named by Spurr, in 1898, from fancied resemblance to the Aztec temples. Terbilon; island, near Woodhouse point, Biorka island, Sitka sound. So named by Vasilief in 1809.
Terentief; station, on north bank of the Yukon, between Nulato and the mouth of the Koyukuk. Called Terentief's station by Petrof, in 1880, presumably after its owner or occupant. Population in 1880, 15.
Termination; cape, on the northern shore of Kodiak, near Spruce island. Named Okonchatelnie (termination) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Termination; point, on the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, very near its west end. Called Granichnoi (termination, boundary) by Tebenkof in 1849.
Termination; point, the northeastern point of Long island, Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869. Termination; rock, near Termination point, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880.
Terrace; mountain (6,000 feet high), west of and near Klutina lake. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
Terrace; point, of mountain separating the Atrevida and Lucia glaciers, St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. So named by Russell in 1890.
Terra Cotta; mountains, on left bank of the Kuskokwim river, near latitude 62º. So named by Spurr, in 1898, "from their superb and peculiar coloring."
Teslin; lake, and river tributary to the upper Yukon; often called Hootalinqua or Teslin. On early charts mistakenly called the Tahko. It is the New- berry river of Schwatka. The above form, Teslin, has also been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Testigos (Los), islets; see Witnesses (The).
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Tetling; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the south, near longitude 142°. So called by Lowe in 1898.
Tetling; village (two houses), on Tetling river. Named, in 1885, by Allen, after an Indian. Lowe, who visited it, in 1898, calls it Tetlings and says it is com- posed of four log houses on the right bank of Tetling river. Its chief was David.
Teufelsberg, mountain; see Devil.
Texas; creek, tributary to Canyon creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Tezlinu, glacier; see Tazlina.
Thatcher; point, forming the southern point of eastern entrance to Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, after Rear-Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher, U. S. N. It is Coleman point of Homfray in 1867. The native name is reported to be Shkaliakh or Schkaliakh.
Theodore; point, the southernmost point of Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. Named Theodor by Dall, in 1879, after Capt. Urey Feodorovich Lisianski, the first one to show any of the details of this region. It is Cape Cross of some charts.
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Theodore; river, tributary to Cook inlet, near its head. Name published by the Geological Survey in 1898.
Thetis; coal mine, on the Arctic coast, at Cape Sabine, east of Cape Lisburne. So named after the U. S. S. Thetis, which coaled here in 1889.
Thetis, islands; see Jones.
Thick, point; see Broad.
Thin; point, the western point of entrance to Cold bay, near western end of Alaska peninsula. Named Tonkoi (narrow) by Tebenkof, and variously called Slin, Thin, Tonki, etc.
Thin Point; cannery, established in 1889 at Thin point, the western point of entrance to Cold bay, Alaska peninsula.
Third Kekur; isolated rock or rocky islet, off the southwestern coast of Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Also written Kekour and Kekoor. See Kekur.
Thistle; creek, tributary to Feather river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Thistle; ledge, near Point Lookout, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Thistle; rock (10 feet above high water), near Cape Fox, in Dixon entrance. So named by Nichols in 1883. Erroneously Whistle on one chart.
Thomas; bay, indenting the mainland coast, northeast of Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1887, after Lieut. Com- mander Charles Mitchell Thomas, U. S. N., who surveyed it in that year. Thomas, bay; see Clover.
Thomas; cape, the westernmost point of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Discovered by Capt. Thomas Long, of the New London whaling bark Nile, August 14, 1867, and by him named Thomas, after the seaman who first reported the land.
Thomas; mountain (5,400 feet high), near Port Valdes, Prince William sound. Named by Abercrombie, in 1898, presumably after General George Henry Thomas, U. S. A.
Thompson; cape, on the Arctic coast, a few miles southeast of Point Hope. "A high cape," says Beechey, August, 1826, "which I named after Mr. Deas Thomson, one of the commissioners of the navy." In his text Beechey spells it Thomson, but on his map Thompson. Near it Beechey adds Cape Ricord of the Russians.
Thompson; cape, the northernmost point of Big Koninji island, Shumagin group. So called by Dall in 1880.
Thompson; creek, tributary to Klokerblok river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Thompson; creek, tributary to Port Clarence, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Thompson, island; see Galankin.
Thomson; pass (2,330 feet high), east of Valdes, Prince William sound. Named by Abercrombie, in 1898, after Hon. Frank Thomson, of Pennsylvania. On his map it is spelled Thompson.
Thomson; point, on the Arctic coast, near Flaxman island. So named by Franklin in 1826. It is Thomson in his text and Thompson on his map.
Thorne; arm, indenting the southern shore of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. "Named, in 1880, by the Coast Survey, after Capt. Charles Thorne, long in command of the steamer California in these waters."
Thorne; bay, indenting the eastern shore of Prince of Wales island, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. Named, in 1891, after Frank Manley Thorne, Superintendent of the Coast Survey.
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Thorne; island, in Kashevarof passage, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, presumably after F. M. Thorne, then Superin- tendent of the Coast Survey.
Thornton; mountain, near Point Higgins, in western part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Thousand Flowers; point, on southern shore of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay:, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de los Miliflores (point of a thousand flowers) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Three Arm; bay, indenting the western shore of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855. Also called West or Three Arin bay.
Three Brothers; rocks, in entrance to Narrow strait, Kodiak. Named Tre Brata (three brothers) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Three Finger; point, the southern point of Albatross anchorage, Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. So called in Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners No. 48, 1893.
Three Hill; island (1,300 feet high), near Port Althorp, in Cross sound, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, given by Dall in 1880. Also written Threehill and Three-hill.
Three Island; bay, between Usof and Protection bays, on southern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by the Fish Com- mission in 1888.
Threemile; arm of Keku strait, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892.
Threemile; creek, tributary to north shore of Cook inlet, between North Foreland and mouth of Beluga river. Name applied by Spurr in 1898.
Three Pillar; cape, in Kizhuyak bay, north coast of Kodiak. Named Trekh Kekurnie (three rocky pillars) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Three Saints; bay, behind Sitkalidak island, on the southeastern coast of Kodiak. Usually so called. Three Saints harbor is on the western shore of this bay. Tebenkof calls this bay Liakik, perhaps from liak, the Aleut name for the black-footed goose.
Three Saints; harbor, on the western shore of Three Saints bay, on the south- eastern shore of Kodiak. Here, on August 3, 1784, arrived Shelikof, from Okhotsk, in the ship Three Saints, and established the first Russian settle- ment on Kodiak, naming it after his vessel. A few years later the settlement was moved to St. Paul, Kodiak. The place is often referred to as Old Harbor or Starri-gavan. Langsdorf in his Voyage (pp. 88, 91) calls it Schelikoff harbor. A native village there is called Nunamint. This name Three Saints has, by a curious transformation, become Ziatitz on some maps. The Russian verb sviatit, to sanctify, whence sviatoi, a saint, was written in English in 1849 by the Russian skipper Archimandritof Zfiatitz. The manuscript map on which this appeared contains many words familiar to the student of the locality, but which are recognized with difficulty owing to the novel orthography. This manuscript map of Kodiak was published by the United States Hydrographic Office in 1869. On that map we have "Hr. of 3 Saints and Zfiatitz." One more change and we have on late charts-Ziatitz as the name of the native village Nuna- miut.
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