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Alaska — {continued.) 



the Karliik River, which leads to a hirge hike in the interior. Vast 

 numbers of salmon enter the river for spawning. The position of the 

 station is Lat. 57°36' N. and Long. 154°26' W. 



Kotzebue Sound. In the Arctic Ocean, just north of Bering Strait, the 

 approaches lying between Cape Prince of Wales and Point Hope. The 

 contracted part lies far to the east of a line joining these two points. 

 The north point of the inner bay is Cape Kruzenstern and the southern 

 point is Cape Espenberg, the distance between them N. and S. being 

 33 miles. The position of Cape Krvizenstern is Lat. 67°07' N. and 

 Long. 163°36' W. 



Kukak Bay. In the Shelikof Strait, on the SE. coast of the Peninsula of 

 Alaska and about 42 n. miles SW. from Cape Douglas and 30 miles 

 WNW. from the strait between Afognak and Kadiak Islands. The 

 position of a native village on the north side of the entrance is Lat. 

 58°21' N. and Long. 154°05' W. 



Kyska Island. One of the westernmost of the Aleutian chain. There are 

 really two islands, the Great Kyska, 28 n. miles long NW. and SE., 

 only 6 n. miles wide and very crooked, with bold rocky shores and 

 only one fair bay. This bay or Kyska Harbor is on the east side, and 

 broad off to the east is the island of Little Kyska. The position of the 

 harbor is Lat. 52°00' N. and Long. 177°30'E. Captain H. E. Nichols, 

 U.S.A., told Professor Davidson that there was much drift wood on 

 this island, but did not mention the exact locality. 



Lowe Inlet. This is mentioned in the text as being in Alaska, but as may 

 be seen below, Professor Davidson has informed us that it is in 

 British Columbia. 



Muir Glacier. Twenty-five n. miles from the entrance to Glacier Bay. 

 The position of the front of the glacier is Lat. 58°49'N. and Long. 

 136° 15' W. 



Muir Inlet. This is merely the narrowing of the north and short arm of 

 Glacier Bay, at the Muir Glacier. 



Metlakatla. The settlement on Annette Island, already described. Its 

 position is Lat. no°07' N. and Long. 131°.35' \Y. 



Norfolk Sound. The Norfolk Sound of Dixon (1787) and adopted by 

 Vancouver (1794), is the Sitka Sound of the Russians and now known 

 as such. It is open to the the west with Cape Edgecumbe on the north 

 and Biorka Inlet on the south, 13 n. miles apart. There are many 

 low, rocky islands in the eastern part, and behind them lies Sitka, the 

 capital of Alaska. 



Norton Sound. This is the broad northeastern arm of the Bering Sea, 

 lying north of the delta of the Yukon River and on the south side of 

 the Seward Peninsula. The western line of boundary may be con- 

 sidered to be the 166° meridian of West Longitude, where the width 

 across is 80 n. miles. The depth of water throughout is less than 15 



