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Vostochnie, channel; see Eastern.
Vostochnie, point; see East.
Vostochnie, point; see Northeast.
Vostochnoi, eape; see East. Tostochnoi, point; see Tolstoi.
Vosrrashenia, arm; see Turnagain.
Vsevidof; group of six islets, with some rocks and shoals, lying on the south side of and near to Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Called Sevidow, Sevidovskaia, Vsevidow, etc., by the Russians, perhaps after Andrei Vsevidof, a Russian fur trader, who was in the Aleutian islands in 1747.
Vsevidof; volcano (8,800 feet high), near the middle of Umnak island, eastern Aleu- tians. So called by Veniaminof and possibly by earlier Russians. The name has been variously spelled Sewidow, Vcevidoiski, Wsewidow, etc. Vulcan; cove, indenting the southern shore of Akutan island, Krenitzingroup, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. The fire of Vulcan is much in evidence in this island.
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Vulcan; creek, tributary to the Tubutulik river, from the west, southeast of Omalik mountain, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Peters, 1900.
Vulcan; point, the eastern point of entrance to Vulcan cove, Akutan island, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Vulcan Point; mountain, between Vulcan creek and Tubutulik river, Seward peninsula. Local name, from Peters, 1900.
Wachusett; cove, in Freshwater bay. Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Surveyed and named by the U. S. S. Wachusett, Com- mander Henry Glass, U. S. N., commanding, in 1881.
Wachusett; peak, on the mainland, near Farragut bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after the U. S. S. Wachusett, at one time stationed in Alaskan waters.
Wade; creek, tributary to Walker fork, from the north, in the Fortymile mining district. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899. Presumably named after the prospector Jack Wade.
Wagner; lake (elevation 1,900 feet), draining through Tetling river to the Tanana. Named by Lowe, in 1898, after Col. Arthur Lockwood Wagner, assistant adjutant-general, U. S. A.
Wainwright; inlet, on the Arctic coast, near Point Belcher. So named by Beechey in August, 1826, after Lieut. John Wainwright, R. N., a member of his party. According to the Russians it is Tutagyak of the natives.
Waite; island, in the Koyukuk river. So named by Allen, in 1885, after Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite.
Wal-a-pai, inlet; see Refuge.
Walden; rocks, at northeastern end of Nichols passage, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Nichols in 1883. Called Race reef in Coast Pilot (1883 p. 79), this name being taken from local pilots.
Wales; harbor, on the northwestern shore of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Wales; island, at the mouth of Portland inlet. So named by Pender in 1868.
Wales; passage, between Wales and Pearse islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Wales; point, the southernmost point of Wales island, at entrance to Portland inlet, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793.
Walker; cove, in the mainland, opening into Behm canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, on his chart, but not mentioned in his text.
Walker; fork, of South fork of Fortymile creek, from the east, eastern Alaska. Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Walker; island, south of Cone point, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by local pilots. Lewis and Walker islands are near together and their names have been confounded. The western is Lewis, the eastern Walker.
Walker; lake, near latitude 67°, drained by the Kowak river. Name reported by Schrader, of the United States Geological Survey, in 1898. The lake is seemingly identical with Mena-kak-a-shah of Cantwell in 1885.
Walker, lake; see Naknek.
Walker; point, "broad and wooded," the eastern point of entrance to Murder cove, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Called Carroll by Nichols in the Coast Pilot, 1891, and Walker by the Coast Survey, in 1898. Since the surveys of 1897 this point has been called Walker, the name Carroll being applied to an island about 3 miles to the east of it.
Walker; station, on north bank of the Yukon, near the month of Tozi river, appar- ently identical with Nuklukavet.
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Walkerville; village, near or in the Porcupine gold district. Name published by the Geological Survey in 1900.
Wallace; reef, in Felice strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Harber in 1893. Wallace: rock (1 foot below low water), in Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So called by the Coast Survey in 1899.
Wall Street; creek, tributary to South fork of Fortymile creek. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Walpole; point, the south point of entrance to Port Houghton, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Walrus; island, east of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sea. Named Mor- zhovoi ( walrus) by the early Russians. Sarichef, about 1790, has Morzhovoi and Lutke, about 1830, morjovi (des morses).
Walrus; island, the easternmost of the Kudobin islands, near Port Moller, Bristol bay, Bering sea. So called by Dall in 1882. See also Wolf point. Walrus, island; see Round.
Walrus; islands, in northern part of Bristol bay, Bering sea. Sarichef's atlas, 1826 (sheet III), applies this name to an island called by the natives Kaiashik, and which Tebenkof identifies with Round island of Cook. Tebenkof, whom we here follow, calls the whole group Morzhovia (walrus).
Walrus; peak, near Morzhovoi bay, at western end of Alaska peninsula. Called Morjevskoi (walrus) by Lutke, 1835.
Walter; island, in Port Houghton, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1882.
Warburton; island, in Nichols passage, off Port Chester, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Ward; cove, in Tongass narrows, indenting the shore of Revillagigedo island, Alex- ander archipelago. Named after W. W. Waud, of Portland, Oreg., who established a saltery here in 1883 or 1884, and was drowned near here in March, 1892. In print the cove has always been called Ward.
'Ward; mountain, in the southwestern part of Revillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Warde; point, on Cleveland peninsula, the south point of entrance to Bradfield canal. So named by Vancouver in 1793.
Warehouse, mission; see Shiniak.
Waring; point, the northeasternmost point of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Named Waring's by Berry, in 1881, after Lieut. Howard Scott Waring, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Warm; creek, tributary to Goldbottom creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Warm Spring; bay, in Baranof island, northwest of Point Gardner, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1895.
Warm Spring; mountain (3,370 feet high), on the eastern bank of Stikine river, near Great glacier. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Warren; island, at the southeastern point of entrance to Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, after Sir John Borlase Warren.
Warren, islands; see Spanish.
Warren; peak (2,140 feet high), on Warren island, Sumner strait, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Snow in 1866.
Wart; point, in Behm canal, northwest from entrance to Rudyerd bay. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Washington; bay, indenting the western shore of Kuiu island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Washington; creek, tributary to Seventymile creek, from the north. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
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Washington; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Washington, glacier; See Barry.
Washington; peak (3,557 feet high), on the mainland, south of Port Houghton, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1895.
· Wasilietï, reef; see Vasilief.
Wasp; point, on Revillagigedo island, Behm canal, northwest from Smeaton island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Watch; islets, forming part of the Kasiana group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipel- ago. Named Bedennoi (watch) by Vasilief in 1809. These are the Apple islands of Coast Survey chart 8240.
Waterfall, cape; see Mountain point.
Waterfall; creek, tributary to Last Chance creek, from the north, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Waterfall; peak (3,403 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887. Near it are cascades.
Waterfall, point; see Village.
Waterfall Head. Near the southeastern point of St. George island, Pribilof group, Bering sea, is a waterfall, and at this place Elliott's map of 1873-74 has this name Waterfall Head, a little south of which is Southeast point. The latest Coast Survey map of the region shows a different shape and has but one name, and that Cascade point. See Cascade.
Waterfalls; Bay of, indenting the south shore of Adak island, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855.
Watering; creek, in Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Rio de la Aguada (watering-place river) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Waters; point, on the eastern shore of Port Bainbridge, Prince William sound. Named by Vancouver in 1794.
Waverly, island; see Tangik.
Wayanda; ledge, in Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. So named after the U. S. revenue cutter Wayanda, which onee touched upon it. Sometimes, erroneously, Wyanda. Has also been called Eureka ledge, after the steamer Eureka, which struck upon it April 26, 1883.
Wayanda, rock; see California.
Weare; town, on north bank of the Yukon, at the mouth of Tanana river. At this place is the post-office Tanana, established in September, 1898, and the military post Fort Gibbon.
Weasel; cove, indenting the north shore of Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Weber; point, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim bay, Bering sea. Named by the missionaries after Rev. Ernest L. Weber, Moravian missionary, in western Alaska.
Webster; peak (3,254 feet high), on the mainland, near Port Snettisham, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1888, after the distinguished American statesman Daniel Webster.
Wedge; cape, the northernmost point of Nagai island, Shumagins. Named by Dall in 1872.
Wedge; cape, the south point of entrance to Chapel cove, Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by United States naval officers in 1893.
Wedge; glacier, near the head of Harriman fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. Descriptive name, given by the Harriman Expedition in 1899.
Wedge; islands, in Clarenee strait, southwest of Gravina island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Vancouver, in 1793, on account of its shape.
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Wedge: point, on the southwestern shore of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855.
Weedy: shoals, in Zachary bay, Unga island, Shumagins. So named by Dall in 1872.
Welcome; point. the southernmost point of Bird island, Shumagin group. Immediately east of it is Point Farewell, the last land seen when home- ward bound. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1882.
Wellesley; glacier, tributary, from the west, to College fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition, 1899, after Wellesley College.
Wellesley: lake, near the international boundary. So named by Hayes, in 1891, after Wellesley College.
Wellesley: mountain, between the Tanana and White rivers, near latitude 62º 30'. So named by Peters and Brooks, in 1898, after Wellesley College.
Wells; port, in northwestern part of Prince William sound. So named by Van- couver in 1794.
Werlick; island, in Sealed passage, near Hotspur island, between Duke and Annette islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1886. Wesley; creek, tributary to Seattle creek, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Wessels; sunken reef, about 18 miles north from Middleton island. Discovered by John Wessels, master of the schooner Kodiak, Octobter 25, 1881, and reported to George Davidson and by him to the Coast Survey Office. West, bay; see Three Arm.
West; cape, on the northwestern coast of Spruee island, Kodiak group. Named Zapadnie (west) by Murashef in 1839-40.
West; cape, the westernmost point of Deer island, near Belkofski. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
West; cape, the westernmost point of Saint Lawrence island, Bering sea. Named Zapadnie (west) by Tebenkof, 1849. By error of transliteration has been written Sanachno and Sanakno.
West; creek, tributary to Shovel creek, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
West; fork, of Chandlar river, near latitude 67º. Local name, from Schrader, 1899. West; hill (265 feet high), on Stuart island, Norton sound. So named by the Coast Survey in 1898.
West; island, in the Koyukuk river, near longitude 157º. So named by Allen, in 1885, "in honor of Lieut. Barrington King West, U. S. A., my classmate and special friend."
West; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
West; peak (1,976 feet high), near Chiehagof harbor, on Attu island, western Aleu- tians. So named by Gibson in July, 1855.
West; peak (5,600 feet high), near Valdes, Prince William sound. So named by Abererombie in 1898.
West; point, near anchorage on west shore of Chirikof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Dall in 1874.
West; point, on the southeastern coast of Seward peninsula, a little east of Point Rodney. Apparently a local designation, published in 1900.
West; point, the western point of entrance to Chernofski harbor, Unalaska. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
West; point, the western point of entrance to Portage bay, Kupreanof island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1882. West, point; see Uyak.
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West: rocks, in Dixon entrance, 5 miles southwest from Cape Northumberland. So named by Nichols in 1883.
West; spit, at south end of Cleveland passage, Frederick sound, Alexander archi- pelago. Apparently so named by Nichols in 1891.
West Anchor; cove, indenting the southwestern shore of Ikatan island (or penin- sula), near south end of Isanotski strait, Unimak island. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888.
West Devil; rock, a dangerous sunken reef in Dixon entrance, 10 feet out at low water, 14 miles east of Cape Chacon. Found by Capt. James Carroll in the Idaho, November 23, 1883. See also East Devil.
Western; anchorage, in Sitka harbor, north of Japonski island, and between Chan- nel rock and Harbor rock, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Local name.
Western; channel, leading into Sitka harbor, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Zapadnie (western) by the Russians.
West Foreland; cape, on the northwestern shore of Cook inlet. So named by Vancouver in 1794. It is Zapadnie (west ) cape of the Russians, by whom the native name is reported to be Kiestotank.
West Francis; sunken rock, in Southern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Discovered and named by Coghlan, in 1884, after pilot E. H. Francis, who was the first person to obtain soundings on it.
West Georgia. The coast region between Point Barrow and Cape Lisburne, Arctic ocean, was so called by Beechey in 1827. Apparently this name has never come into use.
West Head; point, the northwestern point of entrance to Popof strait, Shumagin islands. So named by Dall in 1872.
West Konetz, point; see Dalnoi.
West Kussua, lake; see Kusawa.
West Mill; rock, north of Sawmill cove, in Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1881.
West Nagai; strait, between Nagai and Andronica islands, Shumagin group. So called by Dall in 1874.
Wests; peak, on the western shore of Klutina lake. So named by Lowe in 1898. Wevok; Eskimo village, on the Arctic coast, near Cape Lisburne. Eskimo name, published by the Hydrographic Office in 1890.
Whale; bay, indenting the south western shore of Baranof island, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Keetovaia (whale) by the Russians. The native name is reported to be Kay-e-ghlen. It is Port Guibert of La Perouse, in 1786, and Port Banks of some authorities.
Whale; creek, tributary to Port Wells, from the east, Prince William sound. So named by Glenn in 1898.
Whale; island, at Elson bay, near Point Barrow, Arctic ocean. Apparently so named by the British Admiralty in 1855.
Whale; island, east of and near St. Michael island, Norton sound, Bering sea. So called by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Whale; island, one of the Galankin group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Kitovie (whale) by Vasilief in 1009. This name has appeared as Quitoway and Whalebone.
Whale, islet; see Kita.
Whale; passage, separating Thorne island from Prince of Wales island, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886.
Whale; point, on the eastern shore of Smeaton island, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So called by the Coast Survey in 1891.
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Whale; point, the western point of Lukanin bay, St. Paul island, Pribilof group, Bering sca. Called "Ketavie (of a whale)," says Elliott, because "a large right whale was stranded there in (?) 1849."
Whale; rock (15 feet above high water), northeast of Duke island, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. Presumably so named by local pilots about 1880.
Whale bone, bay: see Usof.
Whalebone; cape, between Usof and Three Island bays, on south coast of Unalaska. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Whalebone, island; sce Whale.
Whaley; point, the northernmost point of Revillagigedo island, Behm canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vanvouver in 1793.
Whidbey; point, on the western shore of Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Davidson, in 1867, after Lient. Joseph Whidbey, R. N., who was one of Vancouver's principal assistants during his explorations and surveys in this region, 1792-1795. Meade, in 1867, called it Grant point. Erroneously Whidby.
Whipple; mountain (6,033 feet high), between Iskoot and Katete rivers, and about 7 miles from the Stikine. So named by Hunter in 1877. Erroneously Wipple.
Whiskey; bay, indenting the northernmost end of Pearse island, Alexander archi- pelago. Local name, published by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 76). Whistle, rock; see Thistle.
White; bluff, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1894.
White; cliff, of snow, on the southern side of Newton glacier, St. Elias alps. So called by Russell in 1891.
White; cliff, on southwestern shore of Heceta island, Alexander archipelago. Ap- parently a local descriptive name; not shown on existing charts. Name published by Nichols in the Coast Pilot (1891, p. 122).
White; glacier, near Mnir inlet, Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive
name, given by Reid in 1890.
White; gulch, at head of Port Dolores, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Called Arroyo blanco (white gulch) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. White, island; see Error.
White; mountain, near the head of Golofnin sound, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900.
White; mountains, on the mainland, west of Lynn canal, southeastern Alaska. So named by Symonds in 1880.
White; pass (2,886 feet high), at the head of Skagway river, southeastern Alaska. So named by Ogilvie, in 1887, after the Hon. Thomas White, minister of the interior (of Canada). Perhaps identical with Shasheki of Dall, in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 200).
White; point, in northern entrance to Keku strait, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. Apparently a local name, published by the Coast Survey in 1891.
White; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So named by Pender in 1868. Just north of it are some white cliffs.
White; point, the westernmost point of Duke island, Gravina group, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
White, point; see Shoals.
White; reef, in Revillagigedo channel, at entrance to Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. Descriptive name, given by Nichols in 1883.
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White; river, in Alaska and Canada, tributary to the upper Yukon. Discovered, in 1850, by Robert Campbell, of the Hudson Bay Company, and by him named White on account of its color. The "Stick" Indians call it, says Schwatka (Military Reconnaissance, p. 39), Yukokon Heenah, i. e., Yukokon river, and the Chilkats by another name meaning Sand river. White; rock (120 feet high), at entrance to Moira sound, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover in 1885.
White: rock (15 feet high), at southern entrance to Duncan canal, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow, in 1886, on account of its "very white " color.
White; rock, in Dixon entrance, one mile south of Cape Northumberland. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1894.
White, rock; see Bieli.
White; rock, north of Hayes point, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. The descriptive name, Bieloi (white), was published by Tebenkof in 1849.
White; rocks, in Portillo channel, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Called piedras blancas (white rocks ) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Whitestone; point, in Neva strait, Baranof island, Alexander archipelago. Name published by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 156).
Whitestone; rock, in Neva strait, Alexander archipelago. Local name, alleged to be descriptive. First published in about 1880.
Whitestone Narrows; contracted place in southern part of Neva strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Whitewater; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Admiralty island, Chat- ham strait, Alexander archipelago. Descriptive name, given by Meade in 1869. Said to be known locally as Lower Kootznahoo.
Whiting; harbor, on the western side of Japonski island. Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers, in 1880, presuma- bly after Commodore William Danforth Whiting, U. S. N.
Whiting; point, in Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1888, after Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert Whit- ing, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Whiting; river, of southeastern Alaska, flowing into Stephens passage. Named by Thomas, in 1888, after Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert Whiting, U. S. N., a member of his party.
Whitney; mountain, near Mount St. Elias. Was so named by the New York Times Expedition, of 1886, after Hon. William Collins Whitney.
Whitney; island, near Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1887, presumably after Hon. William C. Whit- ney, Secretary of the Navy.
Whitshed; point, near the mouth of Copper river. Named Witshed by Vancou- ver, in 1794, after Captain Witshed, R. N. Thus it appears in the text of the original 4° edition of Vancouver's voyage, but in the accompanying atlas and in the text of the 8º edition of 1801 it is called Whitshed, after Captain Whitshed. Whitshed appears to be in general use. Has been erroneously printed Whitshet.
Whitsunday, cape; see Pillar.
Whitsuntide, cape; see Izhut. Whymper, creek; see Hess.
Whymper; point, in the Yukon delta, a little south of Cape Romanzof. So named by Dall, in 1869, after Mr. Frederick Whymper, one of his companions in the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, 1865-1867.
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Wilby: island, in Port Chalmers, Prince William sound. Named Wilby's island by Portlock, in 1787, presumably after William Wilbye, assistant trader on his voyage. Portlock gives both spellings.
Wild; island, southeast of Long island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named Dikoi ( wild) by Vasilief in 1809.
Wilder; creek, tributary from the west, to Delta river, near latitude 63º 30'. So named by Glenn, in 1898.
Wilkes; peak (3,156 feet high), in Wilkes range of mountains, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Wilkes; range of mountains, on the mainland, north of and near mouth of Stikine river, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Rear- Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S. N.
Willard; inlet, northeast of Dixon entrance, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Willard: missionary station, at the Indian village Kutkwutlu, near the mouth of Chilkat river, southeastern Alaska. Established prior to 1883.
William Henry; bay, on the west shore of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. Name adopted by Meade, in 1869, from the Hudson Bay traders.
Williams; island, at mouth of the Nushagak river, Bristol bay, Bering sea. Called William's by the Fish Commission in 1890.
Williams, point; see Craven.
Williams, reef; see Vasilief.
William Smith, river; sce Smith.
Willis; creek, tributary to Feather river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Willoughby; cove, on the south shore of Lemesurier island, ley strait, Alexander archipelago. Surveyed and named by Hanus, in 1880, after Richard G. Willoughby, an Alaskar pioneer.
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