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. Nicliols 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 142°. 

 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 

 Achiiron 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) 



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