BAKER.] ( 8 Ania— Aiuli. 



Amatignak; island (1,921 feet high), the south westernmost of the Anclreanof 

 group, middle Aleutians. Aleut name, from early Russian explorers. 

 Billings, 1790, has Amatignas, while Lutke has Amatignak and Amatyg- 

 nak, which he says is the Aleut '•ord for chip. Variously written Ama- 

 tiegnak, Araatignake, etc. 



Amatuli; island, one of the Barren islands at entrance to Cook inlet. Native name, 

 from the Russians. 



Amawak; promontory, on the northern coast of Kukak bay, Alaska peninsula. 

 Native name, from Langsdorf, 1805, who wrote it Amawack. 



Amber; l)ay, on the southern coast of Alaska peninsula, north of Sutwik island. 

 So named bj^ the Russians from the reported occurrence here of amber. 

 Bernstein (amber) bucht of Grewingk and lantarni (amber) of the Rus- 

 sians. 



Amber; lake, on Unalaska island, eastern Aleutians. Veniaminof, getting his 

 information from the natives, says (I^ 171): "There is, near Mokrovski 

 bay, between the mountains above, a lake, which has an islet in the mid- 

 dle, on the eastern precijiitous shore of which excellent amber occurs." 



Amber; small stream tributary to the estuary of the Nushagak river, from the east 

 near Etolin point. Named lantar (amber) on Russian Hydrographic 

 Chart 1455 (ed. of 1852). 



Ambler; peak (3,058 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Dr. James M. 

 Ambler, surgeon of the ill-fated Arctic expedition under De Long, 1879-80. 



Ambler; river, tributary to the Kowak, from the north, near longitude 158°. 

 Named by the Coast Survey, in 1890, after Dr. James M. Ambler, U. S. N., 

 surgeon of the ill-fated Arctic expedition under De Long. 



AmrJiik, point; see Eagle. 



Amchitka; island (1,281 feet high), one of the principal islands of the Rat island 

 group, western Aleutians. Said to have been seen by Bering, in 1741, and 

 called St. Makarius. Its native name is Amchitka, which has been vari- 

 ously written Amtatka, Amtchitka, Amtschitka, etc. 



Amelia; point, on the western shore of Kruzof island, Alexander archii)elago. So 

 named by Vancouver in 1794. 



Amelius; point, on the southeastern shore of Kuiu island, Sumner strait, Alexander 

 archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. 



American; bay, on the eastern shore of Dall island, at Howkan narrf)\vs, Alexander 

 archipelago. Named Amerikanskaia by Etolin in 1833. 



American; creek, tributary to Mission creek, from the south, in the Eagle mining 

 district. So named by prospectors in 1898. 



American; creek, tributary to Niukluk river, from the west, Seward jjcninsula. 

 Name from Barnard, 1900. 



American; creek, tributary to Sinuk river, from the west, Seward peninsula. Name 

 from Barnard, 1900. 



American; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the east, in the Cape Nome mining 

 region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, publisheil in 1900. 



American; range of mountains, on the mainland north of Farragut ])ay, southeastern 

 Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1887. 



American; river, tributary to Agiapuk river, from the north, Seward i)eninsula. 

 Name from Brooks, 1900. 



American Mouth, pass; see Kwikluak. 



Aiiw'iJ:aiif<kaia, bay; see American. 



Amherst; glacier, tributary, from the east, to College fiord, Port Wells, Prince 

 William sound. So named by the Harrimau Expedition, 1899, after 

 Amherst College. 



