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WORONKOFSKI, 1836.
Lieutenant Woronkofski, of the pilot corps, by direction of the Russian American Company, surveyed in 1836 the southern shore of Alaska peninsula from the vicinity of Chignik bay, where Vasilief's work ended in 1832, westward to Unimak pass, connecting with Staniukovich's survey of the north shore in 182S. He sailed from Sitka on this errand on March 6, 1836, in command of the company's transport Kadiak. The survey was carried on in bidarkas and his assistants were Aleuts. He returned to Sitka on August 30. Baer and Helmersen speak in high praise of this work in the brief account given of it in their Beiträge zur Kentniss des Russischen Reiches, Sº,
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St. Petersburg, 1839, Vol. I, pp. 323-325. He also surveyed about Unga and Popof islands in the Shumagins in 1837. See Russian Hydrographic chart 1379 for his map.
WOSNESENSKI, 1842-43.
Ilia G. Wosnesenski was sent in 1839 to Alaska, by and at the cost, of the Imperial Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg, to make col- lections. He sailed with Etolin, who was succeeded in command by Kadnikof, on the Russian American Company's ship Nikolai, from Cronstadt on August 19, 1839, and reached Sitka on May 1, 1840. In 1840-41 he was on the coast of lower and upper California, in 1842-43 in the Aleutian islands, in Bering sea and Kotzebue sound, in 1844 in the Kurile islands, and in 1845-1848 about the Okhotsk sea and in Kamchatka. He returned to Sitka at the end of July, 1849, and sailed thence for St. Petersburg with Captain Riedell on the ship Atka. Mining engineer Doroshin returned on the same voyage. (Grewingk, pp. 419-420.)
ZAGOSKIN, 1842-1844.
Lieut. Laurenti Alexief Zagoskin made explorations on the lower Yukon, the Kuskokwim, and in Norton sound in 1842-1844, under a commission from the Russian American Company. Of this explora- tion he published an account, in Russian, in two volumes, at St. Peters- burg, 1847-48. An account of it, and also an extract from Zago- skin's diary, accompanied by a map, was published by S. I. Zelanie in the Journal of the Russian Geographic Society, 1849, Vol. I, pp. 211-266.
ZAREMBO, 1834-1838.
Capt .- Lieut. Dionysius Fedorovich Zarembo, in command of the Russian American Company's ship Prince Alexander, sailed from Cron- stadt on August 14, 1840, and, going via Cape Horn, arrived at Sitka on April 3, 1841. With him on the voyage went Lieutenant Zagoskin. Zarembo had previously been in the Russian colonies, having first gone out as pilot in 1816 with Ponafidin in the Suworof and again in 1819 with the same officer in the Borodino. He surveyed Wrangell harbor in 1834 and Woewodski harbor in 1838. His maps are shown as insets on Russian Hydrographic chart 1396, published in 1848. For a very brief and unofficial account of his voyage see Journal Russian Hydro- graphic Department, 1850, Vol. VIII, pp. 139-140. Zarembo, in com- mand of the brig Chichagof, founded the present town of Wrangell in the spring of 1834, building there a stockade or fort, which after him was named Dionysius.
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This work is put forth with a consciousness of its shortcomings and defects. The hope is entertained, however, that its errors will be found in the excusable class, and that despite these the dictionary will be found useful. Though begun about ten years ago, most of the work upon it has been done in the last year. The author is indebted to many persons for information and assistance, but to none more than to his associate Mr. Herbert G. Ogden and to Mr. P. C. Warman and his assistants in the Editorial Division of the United States Geological Survey. Grateful acknowledgment is made to these gentlemen and also to the officials and proof readers in the Government Printing Office for their cordial cooperation in producing this book.
DICTIONARY.
NOTE .- Adopted forms are in black-face type; rejected, obsolete, and doubtful forms in italics.
Aantlen; glacial stream in the St. Elias Alps debouching a few miles southeast of Yakutat bay. Apparently a native name; published by Tebenkof in 1849.
Aaron; island, in Favorite channel, Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. So named by Beardslee in 1880.
Aats; bay and harbor, on northern shore of Coronation island, Alexander archi- pelago. Native name, reported by Snow in 1886. Nichols calls the western cove of this bay Aats harbor.
Aats; point, on northern shore of Coronation island, Alexander archipelago. Native name, reported by Snow in 1886.
Abaknakik, lake; see Aleknagik.
Abdallah; mountain, at head of Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Reid in 1892.
Abercrombie; canyon, in the lower part of Copper river. So named by Allen, in 1885, after Capt. William R. Abercrombie, U. S. A.
Abercrombie, lake; see Klutina.
Abercrombie; mountain, on headwaters of White river near longitude 142º. Named by the Geological Survey, in 1899, after Capt. William R. Aber- crombie, U. S. A.
Abkun, pass; see Apoon.
Abraham; islet, northwest from Point Stanhope, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- pelago. Named by Snow, in 1886, after President Abraham Lincoln. This islet has been reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901.
Abre-el-ojo, islet; see Eye Opener.
Acaponeta; point, on north end of St. Ignace island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta d'Acaponeta by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779.
Achaiak, island; see Aghiyuk.
Acharon; channel, leading to the Kwemeluk pass in the Yukon delta. Called Acháron by the Coast Survey in 1898.
Achek, island; see Middleton.
Achenchik, river; see Chandlar.
Acheredin; point, the southwest point of Unga island, Shumagin group. The word means turn or turning. Doubtless it was named after mate Ath. Acher- edin, a Russian fur trader, who wintered at Kodiak in 1779. Has been written Atcheredina and Otcheredin. The bight east of it is also called Acheredin.
Acherk; harbor, indenting the northwestern shore of Sannak island. Tebenkof, 1849, published a sketch (acherk) of this harbor, which was republished by the Coast Survey in 1875, with the name Acherk. Thus the designation "Sketch of a harbor in the NW. part of Sannak" became Sketch (acherk) harbor.
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Achilles; mountain (3,027 feet high), on Revillagigedo island, near Tongass nar- rows, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Achulik, island; see Ayakulik.
Ackingmute, Eskimo village; see Akiak.
Aclek, cape; see Akłek.
Acootan, island; see Akutan.
Acorn; peak, near month of the Nushagak river. So named by the Fish Commis- sion in 1890.
-Irpalliut, village; see Akpaliut.
Aeutan, island; see Akntan.
Adagdak; cape, the northernmost point of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Adachdach.
Adak; island (5,678 feet high), one of the principal islands of the Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. This is apparently the Ayagh or Kayaku island of Lazaref in 1761. Also written Ajaga or Kejachu. It is Adak and Adach of Billings, 1790, and often written Adakh. According to Dall, adák is the Alent word for crab, while adak means father.
Adak; strait, between Adak and Kanaga islands, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Apparently so named by the British Admiralty on chart 2460.
Adamagan, bay; see Morzhovoi.
Adams; anchorage, at south end of Shelter island, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. Named by Coghlan, in 1884, after the U. S. S. Adams, which anchored here in that year.
Adams; channel, in Northern rapids, Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by Coghlan, in 1884, after the U. S. S. Adams.
Adams; creek, tributary to middle fork of the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 150°. Named by prospectors in 1899.
Adams; creek, tributary to Shovel creek, from the west, near its headwaters, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Adams, fort ; see Fort Adams.
Adams; glacier, east of Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Named by Reid, in 1896, after C. A. Adams, a member of his party in 1890. In Reid's first publi- cation (Nat. Geog. Mag. Vol. IV, map, 1892) this is called the Southeast tributary (of Muir glacier).
Adams; mountain peak (7,600 feet high), and also cluster or range of mountains, west of Portland canal. Named by Pender in 1868.
Adams; peak (3,100 feet high), on Woronkofski island, Alexander archipelago. Named by Snow, in 1886, after the U. S. S. Adams.
Adams; point, the north point of entrance to Moira sound, Clarence strait, Alexan- der archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. -1damson, cape; see Bartolome.
Addington; cape, on Noyes island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Van- couver, in 1794, after the speaker of the House of Commons. Has been written Adington; also named Barnett by Meares in 1788.
Admiral; creek, tributary to the Tubutulik river, near its source, Seward peninsula. Prospector's name, from Peters, 1900.
Admiral; range of mountains, on the mainland east of Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Admiralty; bay, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow, forming the head of Dease inlet. So named by the British Admiralty in 1856.
Admiralty, bay; see Yakutat.
Admiralty; island and group of islands, in northern part of Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794 (III, p. 276). It is Khutsnoi (bear) island of Tebenkof in 1848.
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Adolphus; point, on northern shore of Chichagof island, Icy strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. Has also been called Adolph point on some charts.
Adugak; islet, north of the west end of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Native name from Veniaminof. Has been written Adougakh. Perhaps from the Aleut Adudak, rather long.
Aektok; island, near west end of Avatanak island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleu- tians. Native name, spelled Aiaktak by Veniaminof and Aektok by Lutke and Tebenkof. Also called Goloi ( bare) by the Russians. Krusen- stern spells it Quektoek, while the Fish Commission, 1888, calls it Rootok. Also has been called Goly. Apparently identical with Aiaiepta of Krenit- zen and Levashef in 1768. This island has been reserved for light-house purposes by Executive order dated January 4, 1901. In that order it is called Rootok island. The spelling Rootok apparently arose accidentally from Aooktok.
Affleck; canal, indenting southern shore of Kuin island, Alexander archipelago. Named Affleck's channel by Vancouver, in 1793, after Admiral Affleck, R. N. Afognak; bay, indenting the southwestern coast of Afognak island, Kodiak group. So called by Tebenkof, 1849.
Ifognak; cape, the northernmost point of Afognak island, Kodiak group. So called on the Russian American Company's map of 1849. Tebenkof the same year uses the name Sievernoi (north).
Afognak; cape, the southermost point of Afognak island, Kodiak group. So called by Murashef, 1839-40.
Afognak; forest and fish culture reserve. The island of Afognak was by proclama -. tion of President Harrison dated December 24, 1892, set apart as a forest and fish culture reserve.
Afognak; island, northeast of Kodiak, and, after Kodiak, the largest in the Kodiak group. NNative name, which Coxe, 1780, wrote Afagnak and Afagnack. Portlock, 1786, calls it Kodiac. Vancouver speaks of the land "which the Russians call Fogniak." Langsdorf has Aphoknak and Appoknak. By error it has been called Afgonak. The form Afognak is well estab- lished by usage.
Afognak; river, in western part of Afognak island, tributary to Afognak bay. So called by Murashef, 1839-40.
Afognak; village, or row of scattered dwellings, on shore of Afognak bay, in south- western partof Afognak island. Population in 1890, 409. In the Eleventh Census, 1890, pp. 73-74, it is stated that " Afognak village * *
* really consists of a series of settlements lining the long curving beach. * * The creole village of Afognak extends in a single row of dwellings, some- what widely scattered, about three-fourths of a mile along the beach. This settlement was founded during the first quarter of the present cen- tury under the name of Rutkovsky village by superannuated and pen- sioned employés of the Russian American Company." Rutkovsky, in the passage just cited seems to be an error. Tebenkof (Ch. XXIII) has Rubertz and the Russian American Company's map, 1848, Rubtzovskaia. Agadak, island; see Rat.
Agaiak; islet, in Krestof sound, north of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. Apparently an Aleut name, first applied by Vasilief in 1833. Has also been written Agayak and Agiak.
Agalitnak, river; see Haliknuk.
Agamgik; bay, indenting the northern shore of Beaver tay, Unalaska island, east- ern Aleutians. Aleut name, from Sarichef 1790. Called Food bay by the Fish Commission in 1888. Veniaminof writes it Agámgik.
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Agamsik; cape, the northern point of entrance to Tanaga bay, Tanaga island, middle Aleutians. Alent name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Agamsikh.
Laschogoch, island; see Bogoslof.
Agassiz; glacier, in the St. Elias alpine region. So named by Libbey, in 1886, after Prof. Louis Agassiz. See also Malaspina.
Agassiz; mountain (2,241 feet high), near Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alex- ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. Has been erroneously printed Aggassiz.
Agassiz; peak (5,931 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887.
Agassiz; point, on the mainland in Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Dall, in 1877, after Prof. Louis Agassiz.
Agattu; island, one of the Near island group, near Attu, western Aleutians. Called Agattu or Krugloi (round) by the early Russians. Lutke says it is usually called Krugloi (round) by the Russians; also that Attu and Agattu are said to have been called St. Etienne and St. Abraham by Bering in 1741. Coxe, 1780, writes it Agatakn. Variously written Agatu, Agattou, etc. Native name.
Agayak, islet; see Agaiak
LI-go'-shuk, island; see Aghiyuk.
AIgee-ee-puk, river; see Agiapuk.
Aghik; işlet (250 feet high), one of the Semidi group. Native name from Dall, in 1874, who wrote it A'ghik. Agik is Aleut for licer.
Aghileen; pinnacles, a remarkable row or series of black castellated rocks west of Pavlof volcano, on Alaska peninsula, northeast of Belkofski. Native name, obtained by Dall in 1880.
Aghiyuk; island (1,500 feet high), one of the Semidi islands. Native name, as obtained by Dall in 1874. Tebenkof, 1849, has Agayak. Has also been written Aghiyukh and Aghi yukh. Achaiak of Langsdorf is probably this island. It is the Aleut name of the cormorant (graculus bicristatus). The Eskimo name of the violet green cormorant is, according to Nelson, A-gå'-zhuk. Apparently this is known locally as North Semidi, upon which there is a fox farm. See also Chowiet.
Algiak, islet; see Agaiak.
Agiapuk; river, tributary to Grantley harbor, from the north, Seward peninsula. Eskimo name, from Beechey, 1827, who wrote it Agee-ee-puk. Has also been written Ageepuk and Agiopuk, the last syllable puk meaning big. Agiukchuk; Eskimo village, on the mainland, east of Nunivak island, Bering sea. Visited by Nelson in December, 1878, and its native name reported by him to be AAgiukchugamute, i. e., Aginkchuk people.
Agivavik; Eskimo village, on right bank of Nushagak river. Native name, from Petrof, 1880.
Agligadak; small island, off the east end of Amlia, Andreanot group, middle Aleutians. Native name from Tebenkof. It means a gull half a fathom long, i. e., the albatross. Has also been written Aglidakh.
Agoulouikatuk, lako; see Aleknagik.
Agouloukpak, lake; see Agulukpak.
Agonyak, river; see U'yaguk.
Agre; creek, just south of Port Clarence, Seward peninsula. Name from Barnard, 1900.
Agripina; bay, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula near the Semidi islands. So named by Vasilief in 1832. Has been variously written Agrepin, Agripin, Agrippine, etc.
Aguada, Rio de la; sce Watering.
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Aguchik; island, in Kukak bay, Shelikof strait. Aleut name, reported by Vasilief in 1831.
Agueda; point, the northeastern point of San Juan Bautista island, Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Santa Agueda by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has also been written San Ageda.
Agugsiak, islet; see Asuksak.
Agugum uda; see Northwest bay.
Aguirre; point, on the northwestern coast of San Fernando island, Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Aguirre by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Aguirre is a Spanish proper name.
Aguligik; island, in Kukak bay, Shelikof strait. Aleut name, meaning hawk. Name reported by Vasilief in 1831. Has been written Aguligat. Pro- nounced Ah-goo-líg-ik.
Aguliuk; cape, on the northern coast of Umnak, eastern Aleutians. Native name from Kuritzien, 1849. Said to be the Aleut name for goshawk. Tebenkof calls it Chidak, on his Chart XXV, and Agulink on a subsketch on same chart. Chidak is the Aleut name for the young of wild birds und animals. Agulogak, lake; see Becharof.
Agulogak, lake and river; see Naknek.
Agulukpak; large lake, north of Bristol bay, near head of Wood river. Eskimo name, obtained by Spurr and Post in 1898 from trader A. Mittendorf. Spurr and Post write it Agouloúkpak, i. e., Aguluk big.
Agumsadak; cape, the southern point of Umak island, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native name, apparently from United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, 1855; also written Agumsadaklı.
Agunalaksh, island; see Unalaska.
Agusta, glacier and mountain; see Augusta.
Ahguliagamiut, village; see Aklut.
Ahklun; range of mountains north of Bristol bay, between the Togiak and Kanek- tok rivers. Eskimo name, from Spurr, 1898, who wrote it Oklune.
Ahluckeyak, hill; see Alukeyak.
Ahpokagamiut, village; see Apokak.
Aiachagiuk; Eskimo village on the right bank of the lower Yukon, near head of delta. Name from Coast Survey officers, in 1898, by whom it is written Ayachaghaynk.
Aiacheruk. Petrof in the Tenth Census, 1880, shows an Eskimo village, population 60, at Cape Nome, Seward peninsula. He spells it Aiacheruk on his map and Ayacheruk in his text.
Aiaialgutak, island; see Avatanak.
Aiaiepta, island; see Aektok.
Aiak; cape, on the southern shore of Unalaska, near its western end. Called Aiak by Tebenkof, 1849, and by the Fish Commission, in 1888, Lake point. Ajaktak, island; see Aektok.
Aiaktalik; village, on one of the Goose islands, near Kodiak. Population in 1890, 106. Native name, from Petrof, 1880, who writes it Aiekhtalik and Ayakhtalik. Sauer, 1790, has Anayachtalik, which, he says, is by Shelikof called Egichtalik.
Aialik; bay, indenting the southern shore of Kenai peninsula. Native name, from the Russians, who called it Aialikskaia. Has been written Ajalik and generally Ayalik.
Aialki, islands; see Chiswell.
Aiekhtalik, village; see Aiaktalik.
Aiktak; islet, one of the Krenitzin group near Ugamak island, Unimak pass, east- ern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof, 1849. On recent maps called Ashmiahk. Probably from the native word Aikak (passage).
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Airs; hill, near the international boundary line in latitude 62° 30'. Named in 1898 by Peters and Brooks, after A. R. Airs, a member of their party ..
Aishihik; lake, and village on its shore, in the southwestern part of Yukon district,
Canada. Apparently Ta-ku-ten-ny-ee of Davidson. Glave, in 1892, re- ported the name as I-she-ik. It has also been written Ishiih and I-shi-ih and, erroneously, Ashink. The above form, Aishihik, has been adopted by the Canadian Board on Geographic Names.
Aiugnak; group of columns or rocks near the Semidi islands. Also written Augnak. Native name, from the Russians.
Ajaga, island; see Adak.
Ajagisch, volcano; see Makushin.
Ajak, island; see Sledge.
Ajalik, bay; see Aialik.
Ajaliki, islands; see Chiswell.
Ajax; reef in Felice strait near eastern entrance to Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883.
Ajugadach, island; see Rat.
Akamok, island; see Chirikof.
Akeit, cape; see Aksit.
Akha, lake; see Chilkoot.
Akhiok; native village on the northern shore of Alitak bay, Kodiak. Native name from Petrof, 1880. Apparently identical with Oohaiack of Lisianski in 1805.
Akhun, island; sce Akun.
Akiachak; Eskimo village, on right bank of the Kuskokwim about 15 miles above Bethel. Its Eskimo name, as obtained by Spurr and Post from missionary
J. H. Kilbuck, in 1898, is Akiatshágamut, i. e., Akiachak people. The name has been published as Akiachagamut.
Akiak; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the Kuskokwim, about 30 miles above Bethel. Petrof, 1880, wrote its name Ackiagmute, i. e., Akiak people. Spurr and Post, 1898, write Akiágmut, following missionary J. H. Kilbuck.
Aklek; cape, the western point of entrance to Cold bay, Shelikof strait. Appar- ently a native name. Lutke, 1835, has Aklek and Aelek. Vasilief, 1831, has Aklek. Tebenkof, 1849, has Yaklek. It has been called Iaklek, Taklek, and generally Yaklek.
Aklut; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim river at the mouth of the Eek river. Its Eskimo name as obtained by Spurr and Post from mis- sionary J. H. Kilbuck, in 1898, is Aklukwagamut, from Ak-klut, ammun: tion, provisions, belongings. This place is almost certainly identical with Akooligamute of Nelson, in 1878-79, and Petrof, in 1880, and Ahguliaga- miut of the Eleventh Census.
Akmagan, village; see Starichkof.
Akmute; Eskimo village, on left bank of the Kuskokwim, about 10 miles above Kolmakof. So called by Petrof in the Tenth Census, 1880, on his map, but it is not in his text. Spurr and Post, who passed its site in 1898, do not mention it. Akmute means Ak people.
Akoi; glacial stream, in the St. Elias Alps, debouching through the same mouth with the Akwi, between the Alsek delta and Yakutat bay. Name pub- lished by Tebenkof in 1849. Apparently Akoi and Akwi are variant forms of a native word, Ak. Tebenkof shows two native settlements here, the one nearest Yakutat bay being called Akoi blizhn. (Near Akoi), the other Akoi daln. (Far Akoi). In Materials for the History of the Russian American Company (IV, p. 51) we find "Akoi, a place about 40 miles from Yakutat, visited by Kuskof in 1802."
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Akom-uda, settlement; see Ucomude.
Akooligamute, village; see Aklut.
Akoun, island; see Akun.
Akoutan, harbor and island; see Akutan.
Akpaliut. The Western Union Telegraph Expedition map of 1867 shows an Eskimo village called Acpalliut a little west of Golofnin bay, Norton sound. It is near or possibly identical with Chiukak of recent maps.
Aksit; cape, near Cape Lazaref, on the southeastern shore of Unimak island, east- ern Aleutians. So called by Tebenkof in 1849. Called Akeit by Woron- kofski in 1826. Veniaminof says that the ship Okenna (Is this (' Kenna?) "having perhaps an American skipper" was wrecked near here. Aksit is obviously from Akeit. Can Akeit have been an attempted rendering of the name of the ship? And what was the name of the ship? Akuaine, cape; see Akuyan.
Akulik; river, tributary to Norton bay, from the east, Seward peninsula. Native name, from Peters, 1900.
Akulik, village; see Aklut.
Akuliukpak; Eskimo settlement on the shore of Pamiek lake, between the Nushagak and Kuskokwim rivers. Native name, from Petrof, 1880, who writes it Akuliukhpak. Ak-klut is said to mean provisions, ammunition, belongings, etc. and pak or puk means big.
Akuliukhpak, lake; see Pamiek.
Akulivikchuk; Eskimo village, on right bank of the Nushagak river. Native name, from Petrof, 1880.
Akulogak, lake; see Naknek.
Akun; cove, indenting the eastern shore of Akun island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. Tebenkof calls it Riecheshnoi (little river) bay.
Akun; island, on the western.shore of Unimak pass in the Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Krenitzin in 1768. Variously written Akhun, Akoon, Akoun and Akouna. Akun is Aleut for distant.
Akun; strait, separating Akun and Akutan islands of the Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. So called by Veniaminof and Lutke about 1830.
Akun Head; the northernmost point of Akun island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. Named Sievernoi (north) by Tebenkof, 1849, and recently designated Akun Head by the Coast Survey.
Akutan; active volcano (3,900 feet high), on Akutan island, Krenitzin group, east- ern Aleutians. Tebenkof gives its height as 3,332 feet and the Coast Sur- vey as 3,888.
Akutan; bay, between Akun and Akutan islands, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleu- tians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888.
Akutan; harbor, indenting the eastern shore of Akutan island, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. Called Chinchan bay by Tebenkof, 1849, and Akoutan harbor by the Fish Commission, in 1888.
Akutan; island, northeast of Unalaska, being the largest island in the Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. Native name, from Krenitzin and Levashef in 1768. Cook spelled it Acootan. Variously written Akoutan, Acutan, etc. Akutan; pass, separating Akutan and Unalga islands, Krenitzin group, eastern Aleutians. So called by Lutke and Veniaminof, 1828. Perhaps identical with Paso de Sanganoac of Galiano's atlas, 1802.
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