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Anvil; mountain (2,157 feet hiph), at the northern end of Annette island, Alex- 

 ander archipelajjo. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Anvil; peak (1,050 feet high), just north of Nome, Seward peninsula. Local name, 



from Withenspoon, 1899. 

 Anvil Head; broad promontory forming the western point of entrance to Annette 



bay, Annette island, Nichols passage, Alexander archipelago. So called 



in the Coast Pilot, 1883 (p. 80). 

 Anuig, village; see Anvik. 

 Anxiety; point, on the Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. So named by Franklin, 



in 182(5, in connnemoration of his state of mind when there. 

 Anyaguk; river, tri])utary to the Kuskokwim, from the south, near longitude 160°. 



Eskimo name, obtained by Spurr and Post in 1898. 

 Ape; point, on the southern shore of Revillagigedo island, near southern entrance 



to Behm canal. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. Erroneously 



Cone Island point of British Admiralty chart 2431. 

 Aphoknak, island; see Afognak. 

 Apoka; river, tributary to Kuskokwim bay, between the Eek and Kanektok rivers. 



Called Apogaby Spurr and Post, who obtained this name from missionary 



J. H. Kilbuck in 1898. 

 Apokak; Eskimo village, on the eastern shore of Kuskokwim bay, at mouth of 



Apoka river. According to Nelson, 1878-79, its native name is Apokaga- 



mute, i. e., Apokak people. In the Eleventh Census, 1890, it is called 



Ahpokagamiut. 

 Apollo; post-office established in May, 1899, on the south shore of Unga island, 



Shumagm group. 

 Apoon; mouth and pass, the northernmost in the Yukon delta. Called by Teben- 



kof, 1849, Abkun, and by later Russians, Apkun. Dall calls it Uphoon 



and the Coast Survey, Apoon, Aphoon, and Aphroon. 

 Apple; group of islands, in the northern part of Ritka sound, Alexander archipelago. 



Named Sredni (middle) by Vasilief in 1809, and lablochnie (apple) on 



later Russian maps where it is also written labloshnie. Thus it has been 



variously called Apple, lablosh, lablochnie. Middle and Sredni. 

 Apple, islands; see Watch. 



Applegate; cove, indenting the southeastern shore of Izembek bay, Alaska penin- 

 sula. So named by the Fish Commission, in 1888, after Mr. Samuel 



Applegate. 

 Appleton; cove, in Rodman bay. Peril strait, Alexander archipelago. Named by 



Moore in 1895, after W. G. Ajipleton, a member of his party. 

 Apthorp, port; see Althorp. 

 Arboles; island, in Portillo channel, Bucareli bay. Prince of Wales archipelago. 



Named Ysla de los Arboles (island of the trees) by Maurelle and Quadra 



in 1775-1779. 

 Arboleda; point, the northwestern point of Suemez island, Bucareli bay. Prince of 



Wales archipelago. Named Arboleda (grove) by Maurelle and Quadra in 



1775-1779. 

 Arch.; rock, near Sand point, Popof strait, Shumagins. Descriptive name, given by 



Dall in 1872. 

 Arch; rock, on the western shore of Amaknak island, Captains bay, Unalaska. 



Descrii)tive name, given by Dall in 1871. The rock is perforated. 

 Archangel Gabriel, fort; see Sitka. 

 Archer, creek or river; see Tonsina. 

 Archimandritof; rocks, in Kachemak bay. Cook inlet. Named by Dall in 1880, 



after Cajitain Archimandritof, of the Russian American Company. 

 Archimandritof, islands; see Geese. 



