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Ulloa; canal, in Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Apparently so named by the Spaniards in about 1792. "Ulloa canal appears to have derived its name from being supposed to communicate with Cordova Bay, the land north of Cordova Bay being styled Isla Ulloa in Galiano's Atlas." (Coast Pilot, 1883, p. 97.)
Ulukuk; hills, river, and native village, east of Norton sound. Native name, from Dall in 1866.
Umak; island, between Great Sitkin and Little Tanaga islands, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from the Russians. Has been written Oumakh, Umakh, and Yunakh.
Umga; islet (150 feet high) or islands, between Sannak and Alaska peninsula. So called by the Russians.
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I'mn-Una.
Umnak; island, one of the principal islands of the eastern Aleutians. Native name. Cook, 1778, wrote Oomanak; Saner, 1790, has Oomnak; Coxe, taking the name from Krenitzin and Levashef, 1768, wrote Umyak. Has also been written Oumnak, Oumnakh, etc.
Umnak; pass, separating Umnak and Unalaska islands, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from the Russians.
Umshaliuk; cape, the western head of Kashega bay, on north shore of Unalaska. Native name, from Sarichef, 1792. On this cape, in 1792, was Sedanka village. Tebenkof, in 1849, called the cape Sedanka and, in 1888, the Fish Commission called it Ilague.
Umnyak, island; see Umnak.
Unak; islet, south of Great Sitkin, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Alent name, from Tebenkof, 1849. It means wound, sore. Has also been written Jounakh.
Unak, river; see Unuk.
Unakak; Eskimo village, in the Yukon delta, near Hazen bay. Nelson, who visited it in December, 1878, reports its name to be Oonakagamute, i. e., Unakak people. Petrof, 1880, calls it Oonakagamute and reports its population as 20.
Unakwik; inlet, indenting the northern shore of Prince William sound. Appar- ently a native name, reported by Glenn, in 1898, as Unaquig and by Aber- crombie as Unaquick.
Unalaklik; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Norton sound, at mouth of the Unalaklik river. Population in 1880, 100; in 1890, 175. Variously written Oonalaklik, Ounalakleet, Unalachleet, etc.
Unalaklik; river, of western Alaska, tributary to eastern end of Norton sound. Eskimo name, variously written Oonalakleet, Ounalaklik, Unalaklik, etc. Tebenkof, 1849, has Unalaklit, and Russian Hydrographic chart 1455, published in 1852, has Unalaklik or Tsetseka. The Western Union Tele- graph Expedition map of 1867 has Unalachleet.
Unalushka, bay; see Captains.
Unalashka. The Fish Commission, in 1888, called the roadstead east of Amaknak island Unalashka harbor.
Unalaska; island, the largest and most important island of the eastern Aleutians. Discovered by the Russians in or about 1760. The Rev. Father Veniam- inof, who lived here ten years, about 1820 to 1830, and spoke the Aleut language, says the Aleuts called this island A'-u-an Alakska or Na'-u-an Alakska, i. e., this here Alakska. Cook, in 1778, wrote it Oonalashka, as also did Sauer, 1790. Sarichef, 1790, wrote it Unalashka, while Lutke, 1828, has Ounalachka, a contraction of the true name Nagounalaska. Petrof says Agunalaksh, the Aleut name of Unalaska.
Unalaska; post-office, at Iliuliuk village, Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. in November, 1892. Established Unalaska, town; see Iliulink.
Unalga; island, in Akutan pass, between Akutan and Unalaska islands, eastern Aleutians. Native name, published in this form by Coxe, in 1780, who took it from Krenitzin and Levashef, 1768. Apparently this is Oonella of Cook in 1778. It is Oonalgi of Billings and Ounalga of Lutke. This island and the adjacent rocks were reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901. The adjacent rocks, here called Gull rocks, were in that order called Sea Gull rocks.
Unalga; island, one of the westernmost of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from the Russians. Russian Hydrographic chart 1400 of 1848 calls it western Unalga.
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Unalga: pass, separating Unalga and Unalaska islands, eastern Alentians. So called by Veniaminof. Lutke wrote it Ounalga.
Unalishagvak; cape, west of Karluk, on the northern shore of Shelikof strait. Native name, from the Russians. Variously spelled Unalischachwak, Unalischaglak, Unaltsehaswak, Unalishogvak, etc.
Unana: mountain peak (4,600 feet high), on the eastern side of Russell fiord, south- eastern Alaska. Apparently a native name, published by Russell in 1893. Unangashik; native village, at Heiden bay, on the north shore of Alaska penin- sula. Native name, from Petrof, 1880, who wrote it Oonangashik.
Unaquick, inlet; see Unakwik.
Unarilda; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the south, at Treat island, near latitude 66°. So called by Allen in 1885.
Unaska, island; see Yunaska.
Unastal, island; see Guide.
Unatlotly. On the north bank of the Koyukuk, at the mouth of Allen river, Allen shows a village called Unalotly. In his text he mentions "the Unatlotly" as though it were a stream. The latest map has the word village here.
Unavikshak; islet, near the entrance to Chignik bay, Alaska peninsula. Native name, from the Russians.
Uncle Sam; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the north, at the international boundary. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Unga; cape, the southeastern point of Unga island, Shumagins. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Unga, harbor; see Delarof.
Unga; island, the largest of the Shumagin group. Native name, from the Russians. Has also been written Ounga.
Unga, islands; see Shumagin.
Unga; post-office, at Delarof harbor, Unga island, Shumagin group. in August, 1894.
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Unga; reefs, in Popof strait, Shumagins. So named by Dall in 1872.
Unga; strait, separating the Shumagin islands from Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1872.
Ungaktalik; lake, near and connected with Nushagak lake. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. It means Ungak region.
Ungalik; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Norton bay, at the mouth of the Ungalik river. Petrof, in 1880, reported its population as 15 and its name as Oonakhtolik. On late Coast Survey charts it is Unoktolik and on a local map Ungaliktalik.
Ungalik; river, tributary to the southern shore of Norton bay, Norton sound. Eskimo name, given by Petrof, in 1880, as Oungaklitalik and by the Coast Survey as Ungaliktolik and Unoktolik, i. e., Ungalik region.
Unigun, islands; see Four Mountains.
Uniktali; bay, indenting the north shore of Beaver bay, Unalaska, eastern Aleu- tians. Aleut name, which Sarichef, 1792, wrote Unietkalen and Venia- minof, Uniktalia. Apparently from the Aleut word Unaktak (broken). It is Mountain bay of the Fish Commission in 1888.
Unimak; bay, indenting the southern shore of Unimak island, eastern Aleutians. Its native name is Tugamak, which has been written Toogamak, Tougamak, and Tougoumak.
Unimak; island, immediately west of Alaska peninsula, eastern Aleutians. Native name, which Cook, 1778, wrote Oonemak. Variously written Oonimak, Ounimak, etc.
Unimak; pass, between Unimak island and other islands to the west; one of the principal passes through the eastern Aleutians.
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Uni-Usk.
Union; bay, in Cleveland peninsula, at junction of Clarence strait and Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. So called, prior to 1880, on some unpub- lished charts.
Union; mining camp, at the mouth of South fork of the Koyukuk, near longitude 152°. Called Union City by the prospectors and miners in 1899.
Unishka; island, on the south side of Redoubt bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. So called by Vasilief in 1809.
Unlucky; islet, in the eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named La Desgraciada (the unlucky) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Unoktolik, river and village; see Ungalik.
Unuk; river, tributary to Burroughs bay, southeastern Alaska. Native name, from the Coast Survey. "The correct name of this river," writes M. W. Gor- man, "is Junuk or Junock."
Uphoon, pass; see Apoon.
Upland; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the west, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. It is Shepard creek on a recent map.
Up-nut, creek; see Anikovik.
Upper; lake, near St. Paul, Kodiak. It drains to Lower lake and thence to Shahafka cove. Called Verkhnie (upper) by Tebenkof, 1849.
Upper Chulik. The Eleventh Census, 1890 (p. 114), speaks of two Eskimo villages on the eastern coast of Nunivak island together containing 62 people and called Chuligmiut and Upper Chuligmiut, i. e., Chulik people.
Upper Ramparts; gorge or canyon, in the Porcupine river, about 20 miles from the international boundary line. Also see Ramparts.
Upright; cape, the easternmost point of St. Matthew island, Bering sea. So named by Cook in 1778. Perpendiculaire of Lutke and Otviesnoi (upright) of the Russians. Erroneously Upwright.
Uranatina; river, tributary to the Copper river, from the west, about 10 miles north of the Tiekel river. Native name, from Abercrombie, in 1898. It is Teikhell river of Allen in 1885. See Tiekel.
Urey; point, the westernmost point of Chichagof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 184), after Capt. Iuri or Urey Feodorovich Lisianski, who was the first to indicate it. Urey, sometimes written Iuri, is the Russian for George.
Urilia; bay, on the northern coast of Unimak, eastern Aleutians. Named Urilia (shag or cormorant) by Tebenkof, 1849. The Fish Commission, in 1888, called this Shaw bay. Perhaps this is an error for shag.
Urilie, rocks; see Shag.
Urilof; island, in southern part of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Urielof by Vasilief in 1809.
Userdie, point; see Zeal.
Usgik, islet; see Uski.
Ushagat; island, one of the Barren islands at entrance to Cook inlet. Native name, given by Tebenkof as Ushagat and Ugushtu. Has also been called Ugutchtu and Ushugat.
Usher; rock, on the west side of the Western channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by United States naval officers, in 1879, after Lieut. Nathaniel Rielly Usher, U. S. N., then on duty at Sitka. Ushk; bay, indenting the southern shore of Chichagof island, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Uski; islet, in the western anchorage St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Uskoi by the early Russians. Perhaps from usgik, the Aleut word for willow. Uskosti, point; see East.
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Usof; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Named Usova (Usof's) by Tebenkof, 1849. Called Whalebone bay by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Ustin, cape; see Entrance.
Ustiu Ricka, cape; see Rivermouth.
Ustiugof: shoal or bank, off Constantine point, at mouth of the Nushagak river, Bristol bay, Bering sea. So named by Tebenkof, after a Mr. Ustingof, of whose surveys in this region, in 1818, Tebenkof speaks in commendation. Usuktu; river, of northern Alaska, tributary to Meade river, from the east. Name from Ray, who passed it in April, 1883, and reports its native name to be l'sûuktu and Usûktu in his text, and Esuktu on his map.
Utah; creek, tributary to Mission creek, from the west, in the Eagle mining region. Local name, reported by Barnard in 1898.
Utalug; cape, on the southeastern coast of Atka, opposite Amlia, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Perhaps from the Aleut utak, big finger or thumb.
Uchno, cape; see Trinity.
Utes; cape, on the southern shore of Nazan bay, Atka, middle Aleutians. Named Utes (cliff or escarpment) by Tebenkof, 1849.
Utes; cape, somewhere in the vicinity of Boat harbor, on northern shore of Norton sound, Bering sea. Called Utes (cliff, escarpment) by Tebenkof in 1833. Not found on late maps.
Utes, cape; see Escarpment.
Utesistoi, island; see Rocky.
Utichi, islet; see Calming.
Utichi, islet; see Rocky.
Utinoi, islet; see Duck.
Utkiavi; Eskimo village, and United States Government station at Cape Smyth, near Point Barrow. This word, or something like it, is said to be the Eskimo name for Cape Smyth. The difficulty in getting at the native names of places is well illustrated in this case. Three members of the United States Signal Service party which spent two years here, and two, at least, of whom acquired a speaking knowledge of the Eskimo lan- guage, give these three forms: Ooglamie (and Uglaamie), Ootkeavie, and Utkiaving. As for others they have used Otkiawik, Otkiovik, Ootivakh, and Government station.
Umak, cape; see Kettle.
Uyak; anchorage, behind Bear and Harvester islands, on west shore of Uyak bay, north shore of Kodiak. So called by Moser in 1897. Native name.
Uyak; bay, indenting the northwestern coast of Kodiak. Native name, from the Russians. Lisianski, 1805, spells it Oohiack and the village Ooiatsk. Petrof, 1880, writes it Ooiak. Has also been written Uiak.
Uyak; cape, the western point of entrance to Uyak bay, on northwest coast of Kodiak. Native name. Lisianski, 1805, calls it West point. Uyak; islet, in Nazan bay, Atka, middle Aleutians. Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Ujah.
Uzenkoi, strait; see Narrow.
Uzinki; village, on Spruce island, Kodiak group. The location of this village is not shown. It may be identical with Novie Balaam (New Balaam) of the Russian-American Company map of 1849. The village takes its name from Uzinkie, the Russian adjective for narrow. Has also been written Oozinkie and Usinka.
Valdes; glacier, northeast of Valdes, Prince William sound. So called by Aber- crombie in 1898.
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Valdes: narrows, the contracted part of the entrance to Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So called by Abercrombie in 1898. Also called Stanton narrows by Abercrombie the same year.
Valdes; port, indenting the northeastern shore of Prince William sound. Accord- ing to Vancouver it was called Puerto de Valdes by Fidalgo in 1790.
Valdes; summit, the highest point on the trail over Valdes glacier into the interior. So called by the 3,000 (more or less) prospectors who used it in 1898.
Valdes; town, at head of Port Valdes, Prince William sound. Captain Glenn, writing in 1898, indicates that it was then called Copper City, but now Valdez. A post-office, called Valdez, was established here in July, 1899. Vallenar; bay, in Clarence strait, at north end of Gravina island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Vallenar; point, the northernmost point of Gravina island, separating Tongass nar- rows from Clarence strait. Named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Señor Higgins de Vallenar, President of Chile. Higgins, or rather O'Higgins of Ballenagh, Ireland, became naturalized in Chile and in place of O'Hig- gins of Ballenagh became Higgins de Vallenar.
Vallenar; rock, off Vallenar point, at the northern entrance to Tongass narrows. So named by Nichols in 1885.
Vancouver; cape, high and bold, on the mainland, northeast of Nunivak island, Bering sea. Discovered by Etolin, in 1821, and by him named after Capt. George Vancouver.
Vancouver; islet, in Dixon entrance, very near Cape Northumberland, Duke island. Apparently a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1885.
Vancouver; mountain (15,666 feet high), in the St. Elias alps, southeastern Alaska. Named by Dall, in 1874, after the great English navigator, Capt. George Vancouver.
Vandeput; point, the western point of entrance to Thomas bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Vanderbilt; point, on the northern bank of Chilkat river, near its mouth, south- eastern Alaska. Named by United States naval officers in 1880, after Capt. J. M. Vanderbilt, captain of the trading steamer Furorite. It is apparently identical with Povorotni (turnabout) of Lindenberg in 1838. Vanderbilt; reef, in the southern part of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Discovered by Capt. J. M. Vanderbilt, of the Northwestern Trading Com- pany's steamer Favorite and named after him by United States naval officers in 1880.
Vank; island, west of Wrangell, in Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Russians.
Tankahini, bay; see Dry.
Vankahini; one of five rivers in the delta of the Alsek river, southeastern Alaska. So called by Tebenkof in 1849 (Chart VII). Apparently a native name, the termination hini meaning river. Has also been written Vankagina.
Vasilief; bank, off Povorotni point, Sitka sound, Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Vasilief (Williams) by the Russians, in 1809, after one of their naval officers. Has also been written Vasilevka.
Vasilief; bay, indenting the southern shore of Atka, middle Aleutians. So named by Lutke, after the pilot Vasilief, about 1830.
Vasilief, cape ; see Corwin.
Vasilief; rock, south of Biorka island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Vasilief (Williams) by the Russians in 1809. Proper name. Has also been called Vasileva (Basil's or William's).
Vasilief; shoal (with 4 feet at low water), in Chiniak bay, Kodiak, lying between the south ends of Long and Woody islands. Named by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
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Vasilief; sunken reef, in the entrance to Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Discovered and named Vasilief by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810. Variously called Vasilief, Wasilieff, Williams, etc.
Vaskin; cape, on the northern coast of Unimak, eastern Aleutians. So called by Veniaminof in 1840.
Vassar; glacier, tributary, from the west, to College fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition, in 1899, after Vassar Col- loge.
Turilof, bay; see Baralof.
Vorridofski, volcano: see Vsevidof.
Vegas; islands, in Sealed passage, on the northwestern shore of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Venetia; creek, tributary to Eldorado river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Venneckar, creek; see Vernal.
Ventosa, island; see Kochu.
Ventura; point, on San Fernando island, San Alberto bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Santa Buenabentura by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Verde; island and point, in Port Refugio, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta y Ysla Verde (green point and island) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Verdure; point, on the western shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Verkhnie, lake; see Upper.
Vernal; creek, tributary to Wrangell harbor, Alexander archipelago. Named Vesh- nevka (vernal) by Zarembo in 1834. On United States Hydrographic chart 225 it is called Vennevkar.
Verstovia; mountain (3,216 feet high), about 3 miles from Sitka, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vasilief in 1809. Verstovaia is the adjective form of rerst, the Russian unit for long distance, equal to 3,500 feet. The mountain is nearly 1 verst high.
T'escelorskoi, cape; see Cheerful.
T'eselofski, cape; see Cheerful.
T'esoki, island; see High.
Vesolia; mountain peak, in western Alaska, in the divide between Norton sound and the Yukon. Called Vesolia (cheerful) by the Russians.
Vexation; point, on Kupreanof island, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, in memory of the annoyance experienced, at this point, in taking the Saginaw through Wrangell strait.
Vexation Point; rock, off Vexation point, Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
Vichnefski; rock, off St. John harbor, in Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by the Russians.
Victoria; creek, tributary to Coal creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Victoria; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Viedrin; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809.
Vicjo, Isla del; see Old Man.
Tiekhoda, cape; see Outlet.
Turublennoi Kriepostnoi, cape; see Razed Fort.
Viesokaia, volcano, etc .; see Redoubt.
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Viesoki; rock, near Hot Springs bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Viesokoi (high) by Vasilief in 1809. Has also been called High Rock .and Visokoi.
Tiesokie, rock; see Pillar.
Viesokoi, island; see Iligh.
View; cove, Tlevak strait, indenting the eastern coast of Dall island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
Viking; sunken rock, in Redfish bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moser in 1897.
l'illage; see Unatlotly.
Village; cove, indenting the western end of Alaska peninsula, Isanotski strait. Old Morzhovoi village is located on this cove. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1882.
Village; cove, near St. Paul village, St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Local name.
Village; islands, in Zimovia strait, opposite a deserted Indian village, whence the name, given by Snow in 1886.
Village; islet (peninsula at low water), in Felice strait, near north end of Duke island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols, in 1882, who found an Indian village here containing 15 houses.
Village; islet, near Howkan village, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1882. Was also named McFarland by Sheldon Jackson in 1880.
Village; point, in Port Chester, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. It is at this point, named by Nichols, in 1883, that the town of New Metlakatla has been built.
Village; point, on the western edge of Mcclellan flats, Chilkat inlet, southeastern Alaska. Named by United States naval officers in 1880. It was called Wodopada (waterfall) cape by Lindenberg in 1838.
Village; point, the north point of entrance to Chaik bay, Admiralty island, Chat- ham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade, in 1869, who on his chart (United States Hydrographic No. 225) shows the Indian village "Old Kootznahoo" near it. The native name of this village is given by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 175) as Letushkwin.
Village; rock, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Villaluenga, Punta de; see Spencer.
Villard; glacier, on the northern flank of Villard mountain, near Chilkoot inlet, southeastern Alaska. Apparently so named by Dall, in 1883, after Henry Villard.
Villard; mountain (5,100 feet high), on the mainland, near junction of Taiva and Chilkoot inlets, southeastern Alaska. Apparently so named by Dall, in 1883, after Henry Villard.
Vinasale; old trading post, on the upper Kuskokwim. Population in 1890, 140. Local name, from Spurr, who visited it August 1, 1898, and found it deserted. Also written Vinasáhle and Vinisahle.
Tincent, island; see Hogan.
Vincent, island; see Klokachef.
Virgin, bay; see Gladhaugh.
Virgin; peak (3,750 feet high), in the northeastern part of Etolin island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Virginia; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
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Virublennoi; island, southwest of Japonski island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipel- ago. Named Virublennoi (trees cut down, i. e., cleared ) by Vasilief in 1809. Vitskari: island, and rocks, in Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vasilief in 1809. Lisianski, in 1804, called them Middle islands. Accord- ing to George Kostrometinoff, U. S. court interpreter at Sitka, this means ( captain) Witz's chastisement.
Vixen; bay, indenting the southern shore of Boca de Quadra, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1891, presumably after one of its steam launches.
Vixen; inlet, on the western shore of Cleveland peninsula, opening into Ernest sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, presumably after the steam launch Viren.
J'khoda, cape; see South.
Unitshnie, rock; see Outer.
Vodopad; river, tributary to the head of Silver bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. So called on Coast and Geodetic Survey chart 8340 (ed. of 1898). The Russian charts have the word Vodopad or Wodopad ( water. fall) in this place, one of them indicating a height of 350 feet.
Joerodskago, island; see Woewodski.
Volcano; bay, indenting the northeastern shore of Makushin bay, Unalaska. Sc named by the Fish Commission in 1888. Sarichef's map, of 1792, as alsc Tebenkof's, 1849, shows the village of Makushin on this bay. The pres- ent Makushin village is about 4 miles south of this place.
Volcano; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, near Pavlof vol- cano. So called by Dall, in 1880; perhaps a local name.
Volcano; point, south of Pavlof volcano, Alaska peninsula. So named by Dall in 1880. Tolchie, is.and; see Wolf point.
Volga; island, near Middle channel into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by the Russians.
Volkmar; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the east, near longitude 146°. . So named, in 1885, by Allen, in honor of Col. William Jefferson Volkmar, U. S. A.
Voorhees, islands; see Lively.
J'orobinoi, islet; see Sparrow.
Joronie, island; see Crow.
Voronkowski, island; see Woronkofski.
Vosnesenski, island; see Wosnesenski.
Voss; creek, tributary, from the west, to South fork of Fortymile creek. Local name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
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