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Willoughby; island (1,545 feet high), in Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by United States naval officers, in 1880, after Richard G. Willoughby, an Alaskan pioneer.
Willow; creek, tributary from the west, to Penny river, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900.
Willow; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the south, Seward penin- sula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Willow; creek, tributary to Port Clarence, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Willow; island, at mouth of the Unuk river, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1889.
Willow; point, on the western shore of Kizhuyak bay, north coast of Kodiak. Named Talnika (willow) by Murashef in 1839-40. Elliott spells it Talneek, and says all creeping willows are so designated by the Russians.
Wilson; cove, indenting the southwestern shore of Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1896.
Wilson; creek, tributary, from the west, to North fork of Fortymile creek. Pros- pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899.
Wilson; creek, tributary to left fork of the Koksuktapaga river, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Wilson; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the north, near longi- tude 150°. Prospectors' name, reported by the Geological Survey in 1899. Wilson; islands, on western edge of the Stikine flats, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Wilson; point, Cordova bay, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 1898.
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Wilson; point, on the eastern side of Portage bay, Alaska peninsula. Name pub- lished in Hydrographic Office Notice to Mariners No. 48, 1893.
Wilson; point, the south point of entrance to Wilson cove, Admiralty island, Alex- ander archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1896.
Wimbledon; point, the western point of entrance to Dundas bay, Cross sound,
Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. Erroneously Winbledon on some charts.
Wind; point, on the northwestern shore of Thomas bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Windfall; harbor, Admiralty island, Seymour canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Windfall; island, in Seymour canal, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Windham; bay, indenting the mainland coast, Frederick sound, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 129).
Windham; mountain (3,263 feet high), on the mainland, north of Windham bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Meade in 1869.
Windham; point, on the mainland coast, the north point of entrance to Windham bay, and the southeastern point of entrance to Stephens passage, south- eastern Alaska. So named by Vancouver in 1794.
Windom; glacier, on the mainland, near Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey, in 1890, after Hon. William Windom, Secretary of the Treasury.
Windy; creek, tributary to right fork of the Bluestone river, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Windy; creek, tributary to the Kugruk river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Windy; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Wingham; island, east of and near the mouth of Copper river. So named by Van- couver in 1794. It is Mitchell's island of Portlock and Meares in 1787-88. The native name, according to Tebenkof, is Shiganik. Often called Mitchell's or Wingham island.
Winner; creek, tributary to Glacier creek, from the east, near head of Turnagain arm, Cook inlet. Local name, published in 1899.
Winslow; point, the eastern point of entrance to Mary island anchorage, Mary island, Alexander archipelago. So named, prior to 1883, by local pilots, by whom the name was applied to the west point of entrance, now called Giant point. See Giant.
Winstanley; island, in Behm canal, between Smeaton and Rudyerd bays, Alex- ander archipelago. Named by Dall, in 1879, after the English engineer Winstanley, who built the first Eddystone light-house in 1696-1699, and who lost his life there in 1703.
Winter; anchorage, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. So called by Lisianski in 1804. It is the Krestof (cross) bay of Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Winter; harbor, indenting the northwestern shore of Pearse island, Pearse canal. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891.
Winthrop; spur, of mountain on north bank of the Koyukuk, near longitude 156°. Also called Point Winthrop. Name from Schrader in 1899. Wipple, mountain; see Whipple.
Wiseman; creek, tributary to Middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longitude 150°. Prospectors' name, reported by Schrader in 1899.
Wislow; islet, near Cape Cheerful, on the northern shore of Unalaska. So called by the Fish Commission in 1888. Perhaps this is an error for Winslow.
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Witnesses (The) : two islets, in San Alberto bay, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Los Testigos (the witnesses) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Wloyukuk: river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the south, a little above Kolmakof. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, in 1898, from trader .1. Lind.
Wodehouse, point; see Woodhouse.
Wodopada, point; see Village.
Woewodski; harbor, indenting the southern shore of Admiralty island and opening into Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Named by Zarembo, in 1838, after Stepan Vasilivich Woewodski, director of the Russian-Ameri- can colonies, 1854-1859.
Woewodski: island, between Duncan canal and Wrangell strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Russians, in 1848, after Capt. Lieut. Stepan Vas- ilivieh Woewodski, chief director of the Russian-American colonies, 1854-1859. Variously written Woewodsky, Voevodskago, etc. Linden- berg, in 1838, called part of this Medviezhi (bear).
Wolasatux; Indian hut, on left bank of the Yukon, a few miles below Nulato. Wolasatux was a young man who escaped massacre at Nulato in 1851. This place took its name from him. Erroneously Wolsatux.
IFoleek, river; see Wulik.
Wolf; creek, tributary to Excelsior creek, from the south, in the Eagle mining region. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Wolf, island; see Kritskoi.
Wolf; point, the easternmost point of Walrus island, near entrance to Port Moller, Alaska peninsula. The island of which this is the eastern point was named Volchie (wolf) by Lutke, in 1828, but is now known as Walrus island. The point was named Wolf by Dall in 1882.
Wolf; rock, off the west coast of Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Van- couver in 1794. Meares, in 1788, called it Forrester's island (chart, p. 1) and the Spaniards, 1774-1779, Isla Rasa (flat island).
Wolff; peak, south of Mount Drum. So named by Schrader, in 1898, after Prof. John Eliot Wolff, of Harvard University.
Wolley, cape; see Woolley.
Womens; bay, an arm of Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Babia (women ) by Russian naval officers in 1808-1810.
Wonder, creek; see Center.
Wood; canyon, on the Copper river, a little below the mouth of the Chitina. Named Wood's by Allen, in 1885, "in honor of Col. Henry Clay Wood, U. S. A." Wood; glacier, on the west shore of Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Reid, in 1890, "after Lieut. Charles Erskine Scott Wood, who seems to have been the first white man to enter Glacier bay." He was there in 1877.
Wood; point, the southeastern point of entrance to Thomas bay, Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Wood; river, drainingfrom Aleknagik lake to the Nushagak river. Apparently a local name, applied by the Fish Commission in 1890. In Sarichef's atlas (1826, sheet III) it is called Aliagnagik and by Tebenkof, 1849, Aleknagek. Wood; spit, in Holkham bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1889.
Woodchopper; island, in Kootznahoo inlet, Admiralty island, Alexander archipel- ago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Woodcock; point, the north head of McLeod harbor, Montague island, Prince William sound. So named by Portlock, in 1787, after Joseph Woodcock, a student who accompanied him on his voyage.
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Wooded; cape, on the southwestern shore of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named Liesnoi (wooded ) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Wooded; islands, near Montague island, Prince William sound. Described by Vancouver, in 1794, and apparently named by the Coast Survey in 1869. Wooded; islet, off the northwestern shore of Spruce island, Kodiak group. Named Liesistoi (wooded) by Murashef in 1839-40.
Wooden; islet, near Cape Ommaney, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, after Isaac Wooden, a member of his party, who fell overboard and was drowned in its vicinity.
Woodhouse; point, the southern point of Biorka island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Vancouver, in 1794, gave this name to the "southeast point of a spacious opening whose northwest point was formed by Cape Edge- cumbe, and which comprised Dixon's Norfolk Sound. From the bear- ings and distance given by Vancouver it seems evident that he applied the name to some part of the high land immediately to the westward of the western part of Crawfish Inlet, which, from his distance from the shore and the consequent invisibility of many of the low islets of the Necker group, appeared like the southeastern headland of the sound. His text and charts are in accord on this question. As early as 1818, how- ever, bearing in mind the intention rather than the erroneous location, the name was applied on the chart of Sitka, and by Russian naval offi- cers and forming No. XIX of the old Russian series, to the south point of Biorka Island, which has since been known by the name of Woodhouse." Has also been written, erroneously, Wodehouse.
Woods; creek, tributary to the headwaters of Canyon creek, in the Fortymile mining region. Local name, obtained by Barnard in 1898.
Woodworth; glacier, tributary to Tasnuna river, between Port Valdes and the Copper river. Named by Schrader, in 1898, after Mr. Jay Backus Wood- worth, of Harvard University.
Woody; inlet, in Peard bay, Arctic coast. So called on British Admiralty charts. According to John Murdoch, its native name is Ku-áh-ru,
Woody; island, near St. Paul, Chiniak bay, Kodiak. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Lisianski in 1804. Often called Wood island.
Woody; island, west of Blind point, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Liesnoi (woody) by Lindenberg in 1838.
Woody, islet; see Liesnoi.
Woody: point, the north point of entrance to Whitewater bay, Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Meade in 1869.
Wooleck, river; see Wulik.
Woolley; cape, on the western shore of Seward peninsula, a little south of Port Clarence. Named Woolley by Beechey in 1826. Has also been written Wolley and Wooly.
Wooly Head; precipitous bluff (about 2,000 feet high), on the western shore of Nagai island, Shumagin group. So named by the fishermen, prior to 1871, on account of the violent gusts of wind, called Woolies, experienced there. This word is supposed to be (a) either a Patagonian word for a violent local gust or (b) to come from the white foam on the water, resembling washed wool, which the wind produces.
Woronkofski; island, between Wrangell and Zarembo islands, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Russians, after Lieutenant Woronkofski, of the Russian navy, who in 1836 explored the southern shore of Alaska penin- sula. Variously written Voronkowski, Voronkoffski, etc.
Woronkofski; point, the northernmost point of Woronkofski island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall in 1879.
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Woronzof; point, at head of Cook inlet. Named by Vancouver, in 1794, "after His Excellency the Russian ambassador at the British court."
Worsham, bay: see Kisselen.
Worthington: glacier, abont 15 miles east of Valdes and tributary to Ptarmigan creek. Name from Schrader, 1900.
Horsenski, cape: see Kasilof.
Wosnesenski: glacier, on Kenai peninsula, near Kachemak bay, Cook inlet. So named by Dall, in 1880, after Elias G. Wosnesenski, of the St. Petersburg AAcademy of Sciences, who made collections and observations in this region in 1842-1844.
Wosnesenski: island, off the southern shore of Alaska peninsula and west of Unga island, Shumagin group. Veniaminof and Lutke called it Peregrebny, in Aleut, Unatkuyuk, meaning crested or serrated. Later it was called & Vosnesenski, after Elias G. Wosnesenski, who, in 1842-1844, explored and collected, for the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, in western Alaska. This name has had many spellings, Vossnessensky, Wossnessensky, Wos- nesensky, and even Vozoychenski.
Wosnesenski; native village, on Wosnesenski island. A chapel, costing $1500, was erected in this village by the natives and dedicated under the name of Ascension.
Wrangell; cape, the westernmost point of Attu island, western Aleutians. So called by Lutke, in 1836, after Baron von Wrangell.
Wrangell; harbor, near the north end of Wrangell island, Alexander archipelago. Surveyed, in 1834, by Capt. Lieut. Dionysius Feodorovich Zarembo and by him named after Capt. Adolph Karlovich Etolin, who, in 1840, became director of the Russian-American colony. The harbor has been variously called Etolin harbor, Port Wrangell, and Wrangell harbor. The last appears to be the prevailing usage at present and is here adopted.
Wrangell; island, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Russians after Admiral Baron Ferdinand Petrovich von Wrangell. Erroneously spelled Wrangle and Wrangel. The spelling of this word Wrangell forms the subject of a special note in Baer and Helmersen's Beitrage, etc. (vol. 1, p. 328), in which it is stated that while different persons of the name have adopted different modes for spelling it, the individual here referred to, one of the most eminent of that noble and distinguished family, invariably spelled his own with two l's. According to Tebenkof the native name is Kach-khanna.
Wrangell; island, off the northern shore of Siberia, northwesterly from Bering strait. The existence of this land was reported by natives, in March and April, 1823, to Baron von Wrangell, who then made an unsuccessful search for it. It was first clearly seen and its shore delineated by Capt. Thomas Long, of the New London whaling bark Nile, in August, 1867, and by him called Wrangell's Land. From that date to 1881 it was shown on maps as the south end of a tract extending indefinitely northward and, by some, thought to connect with Greenland across the north pole. Its insular character was established by Berry, in 1881, and since that time it has borne the name Wrangell island. Possibly Plover island of Kellett, in 1849, may be some peak of this island seen from afar.
Wrangell; island, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Has been erroneously printed Wrangle. Was named Big Wrangell by Vasilief, in 1809, and another near by was called Little Wrangell.
Wrangell; mountain (17,500 feet high), east of Copper river, near latitude 62º. Named by the Russians after Baron von Wrangell, whose branch of the family always used the double "1." Erroneously Wrangle.
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Wrangell; peak, on the mainland (3,800 feet high), near the mouth of Stikine river. So called as early as 1887 and perhaps earlier. Erroneously Wrangel.
Wrangell; port, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of Kodiak. Sur- veyed by Vasilief, in 1831, and named after the then director of the Russian American colonies, Baron von Wrangell.
Wrangell; strait, connecting Sumner strait with Frederick sound and separating Mitkof island from Kupreanof and Woewodski islands, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by the Russians after Vice-Admiral Baron von Wrangell. Wrangell; town, on the northern end of Wrangell island, Alexander archipelago. Often called Fort Wrangell. The Russians built a stockaded post here, in 1834, to resist encroachments by the Hudson Bay Company and named it Redoubt St. Dionysins. The United States established a military post here, in 1867, which was maintained with interruptions until May, 1877, and then abandoned. This post was called Fort Wrangell. Often mis- spelled Wrangle and Wrangel. The post-office established here in October, 1885, is called Fort Wrangell.
Wrangell Narrows. The contracted part of Wrangell strait was so designated by the pilots, a name published by the Hydrographic Office in 1869.
Wrangell North Flat; see North.
Wrangell South Flat; see South.
Wright; glacier, on the mainland, near the head of Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1893.
Wright, island; see Aston.
Wright; mountain (4,944 feet high), near Muir inlet, Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. So named, in 1890, by Reid, after Prof. George Frederick Wright, who spent some time in this vicinity in 1886.
Wright; point, on the southeastern shore of Dease inlet, Arctic coast. Name from British Admiralty chart 593 (1830-1882) .
U'sewidow, volcano; see Vsevidof.
Wulik; river, tributary to the Arctic ocean, between Point Hope and Cape Krusen- stern. An Eskimo name, given by the Coast Survey, in 1890, as Woleek and by the Hydrographic Office as Wooleek.
Wyanda, ledge; see Wayanda.
Yacherk; Eskimo village, on the Igushik river, near Amanka lake, about 25 miles west of Nushagak. Native name, from Spurr, of the Geological Survey, in 1898, who wrote it Yachérgamut, i. e., Yacherk people.
Yachtshilagamut, village; see Yakchilak.
Yacotat, bay; see Yakutat.
Yagak, cape; see Yakak.
Yagektaliek, bay; see Alitak.
Yagodnoi, island; see Berry.
Yahna, river; see Yana.
Yahtse; glacial stream, from Malaspina glacier, debouching in Icy bay, southeastern Alaska. Native name, given as Yahtsé or Yahtse-tah. Has also been called Jones river. Late maps show two rivers, called East Yahtse and West Yahtse, respectively.
Yahtse-tah-shah, mountain; see St. Elias.
Yaichnia, islets; see Guibert.
Yaitchni, cape; see Egg. Yaitchny, islets; see Guibert. Yakaio, cape; see Yaktag.
Yakak; cape, the sontliwesternmost point of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Veniaminof gives Yagak
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as the Aleut word for firewood or driftwood. The name has been written Jachach.
Yakchilak; Eskimo village, on the Kuskokwim river, left bank, near its mouth. Native name, reported by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898, as Yachtshilagamut, i. e., Yakchilak people.
Yaklık, cape; see Aklek.
Yakobi: island, the northwesternmost of the Alexander archipelago. So named by Lisianski, in 1804, presumably in honor of Gen. Ivan Yakobi. Also writ- ten Jacob, Jacobi, Jacobieff, etc. See also Chichagof.
Yakorni, point; see Anchorage.
Yaktag; cape, near Mount St. Elias, southeastern Alaska. Apparently a native name, first applied by Tebenkof as Yaktaga in 1849. Has also appeared as Yakaio and Yakiao.
Yakutat; bay, in the St. Elias region, southeastern Alaska. Visited, in 1786, by La Perouse who called it Baie de Monti. In the same year Portlock named it Admiralty bay. The Spaniards a little later, following Portlock, called it Almiralty and Almirantazzo. Lisianski, in 1805, called it Jacootat and Yarootat. On the supposition that the bay was visited by Bering, in 1741, it has been called by his name. Usage has, however, settled upon the native name Yakutat.
Yakutat, colony; see Glory of Russia.
Yakutat; glacier, between Dry and Yakutat bays, southeastern Alaska. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895.
Yakutat; post-office and village, on the southeastern shore of Yakutat bay, south- eastern Alaska. Native name. Post-office established in March, 1898.
Yakutskalitnik; native village on right bank of the Yukon, at the mouth of Auto river. Name from Raymond, 1869. Not found on recent maps.
Yale; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 1900.
Yale; glacier, tributary to the head of College fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by the Harriman Expedition in 1899. Near it is Har- vard glacier of the same expedition. These two were called Twin glaciers by Captain Glenn in 1899.
Yalik; native village, on Nuka bay, Kenai peninsula. Native name, reported by Petrof in 1880.
Yamani; islets, off the entrance to Necker bay, Baranof island, Alexander archipel- ago. Named Yamani (full of pits or holes) by the Russians as early as 1850.
Yana; glacial stream, from the Malaspina glacier, debouching near Icy bay. Native name, reported by Russell in 1891. The termination na means river. Has also been printed Yahna.
Yanaliun, cape; see Bog.
Yancarnie; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, north of Sutwik island. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1900.
Yangimak, island; see Little Koniuji.
Yankee; point, on the western shore of Portland canal, near its head. Name pub- lished by the Coast Survey in 1897.
Yankee; river, tributary to Mint river, in western part of Seward peninsula. Local name, from the prospectors.
Yaponski, island; see Japonski.
Yarboro; inlet, on the Arctic coast, east of the mouth of Colville river. Named Yarborough by Sir John Franklin in August, 1826.
Yasha; island, at junetion of Chatham strait and Frederick sound, Alexander archi- pelago. Named Yasha (Jakey, diminutive of Jacob) by the Russians.
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This island nas been reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901.
Yasni, island; see Andronica.
Yeastly or Egy. Raymond, in 1869, thus calls an island in the Yukon delta, near the head of Kwikpak pass. Not identified on recent charts.
Yekuk, cape and village: see Ekuk.
Yellow; hill (554 feet high), near Metlakatla, on Annette island, Alexander archi- pelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Yellow; point, on Baranof island, near Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named Zholti (yellow) by Vasilief in 1833.
Yellow; point, on the eastern shore of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. Has also been called Signal point.
Yellow; rocks, two in number (20 feet high), in Dixon entrance. 7 miles southeast from Cape Northumberland. So named by Nichols, in 1883, by reason of their color.
Yellow Cedar; bay, on the north side of Hawkins island, in eastern part of Prince William sound: So called in Twentieth Geological Survey Report ( Part VII, p. 406). Not shown on any maps. Presumably a local name.
Yellowstone; creek, tributary to Port Clarence, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Yellowy, island; see Spruce.
Yeloroi, island; see Spruce.
Yelowoi, island; see Elovoi.
Yendestaka, village; see Gan-te-gas-tak-heh.
Yenlo; mountain (about 4,000 feet high), 30 miles NNW. from the mouth of Sushitna river. So called by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898.
Yentna; river, tributary to the Skwentna, from the northwest, about 20 miles above the junction of the Skwentna and Sushitna. Native name, obtained by Spurr and Post, of the Geological Survey, in 1898, who report that it is known to the natives as Katcheldat or Yentna.
Yes; bay and village, Cleveland peninsula, Alexander archipelago. Native name, spelled Yas, Yaās, Yes and Yess. Named MeDonald by Dall, in 1879, and often called McDonald or Yes bay. Yas is Tlinket for mussel.
Yes Bay; native village and cannery, at Yes bay, Alexander archipelago. The fishery was established here in 1886.
Yokuchargut, creek; see Hess.
York; cape, in Bering strait, about 10 miles southeast of Cape Prince of Wales. So named by Beechey in August, 1827, "in honor of His Royal Highness." York; group of islands, in Alexander archipelago, of which the principal ones are Etolin, Seward, Woronkofski, Wrangell, and Zarembo. Named Duke of York's Islands by Vancouver in September, 1793, after the Duke of York, a name since shortened to York.
York; mining camp and post-office, at Cape York, Seward peninsula. The post- office was established in April, 1900.
York; mining district, in the extreme western part of Seward peninsula. Called the Kanowock, or York mining district.
Youcon, river; see Yukon. Youkolny, island; see Ukolnoi.
Youlak, island; see Ulak.
Younaska, island; see Yunaska.
Young; bay, indenting the northern shore of Admiralty island, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. Apparently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 172).
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Young; cove, in Dall island, Howkan strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago.
So named by Sheldon Jackson, in 1880, after Rev. Samuel Hall Young, a missionary, who began work at Wrangell in 1878.
Young; creek, tributary to Kings creek, from the west, which latter is in turn tribu- tary to the Matanuska river about 30 miles above its mouth. So named by Glenn, in 1898, after Corporal Young, a member of his party.
Young; creek, tributary to the Nizina, from the south. So named by Gerdine, in 1900, after Robert Young, a member of his party.
Young; island, at entrance to View cove, Tlevak strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1882, after Rev. S. Hall Young.
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