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Arc— A si. 



Arctic; creek, tributary to Cripple creek, from the east, in the Cape Nome mining 

 region, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. Erroneously 

 Artie. 



Arctic; mining camp, on the Koyukuk river, near the Arctic circle in longitude 

 153°. Called Arctic City by the miners in 1899. 



Arden; point, the northeastern point of Admiralty island, Stephens passage, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. 



Ariswaniski; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, about 25 miles 

 above Andreafski. Name published by the Coast Survey, in 1899, as 

 Ariswdniski. 



ArJcell, lake; see Kusawa. 



Arm; mountain (2,177 feet high), just west of Nakat inlet, Dixon entrance, Alexan- 

 der archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Armstrong; port, near the southern end of Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. 



Arre; rocks, off the southern shore of Hall island, Bering sea. Apparently so 

 named by Elliott, in 1874, who says Arrie, a sea bird, the Murre, was so 

 named by the Eussians from its harsh cry Arra-arra. It is the Uria lomvia 

 arra of some of the ornithologists. Sarichef says, "The aar, or am tarda 

 alca, is the name of a Kamtschadale water fowl, of the species of the 

 Gagara [colymhus arcticus) or water-hen. At Kola it is called Gegarka." 



Arrecifes; point, on the mainland in Yakutat bay, opposite Port Mulgrave. 

 Named Punta de Arrecifes (point of reefs) by Malaspina in 1791. 



Arricifr, Punta del; see Eeef. 



Arriaga; passage, in the northern part of Bucareli bay. Named Bocas de Arriaga 

 by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Arrowsmith, island; see Rat. 



Arroyo Blanco; see White. 



Arroyo de la Cruz; see Cross gulch. 



Artelnof. On the rocky southwestern coast of Akun island, Krenitzin group, east- 

 ern Aleutians, existed, in 1830, a small village named Artelnofskie. The 

 bidarshik or foreman for the Krenitzin group lived here. 



Arthur; peak (3,434 feet high), on the mainland, near Limestone inlet, southeast- 

 ern Alaska. So named by Thomas in 1888. 



Arthur; point, on Chichagof island. Peril strait, between Northern and Southern 

 rapids, Alexander archipelago. So named by Coghlan in 1884. 



Artie, creek; see Arctic. 



Arucenas; point, the eastern point of entrance to Port Dolores, Bucareli bay. 

 Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Punta de Arucenas by Maurelle and 

 Quadra in 1775-1779. 



A^cheeshna, river; see Fickett. 



Ashby; mountains (5,200 to 5,500 feet high), east of Portland canal. So named by 

 Pender in 1868. 



Ashiiak; island, between Port Wrangell and Agripina bay, Alaska peninsula. 

 Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849. 



Ashington; range of mountains, between Portland canal and Observatory inlet. 

 So named by Pender in 1868. 



A.'^hmk, lake, and village; see Aishihik. 



Ashishik; cape, on the northern shore of Umnak island, near its eastern end. 

 Native name, from Kuritzien, 1849. 



Ashivak; native village (population 46 in 1880), near Cape Douglas, Cook inlet. 

 Native name, reported by Petrof in 1880. 



Ashmiahk, islet; see Aiktak. 



Asiak, island; see Sledge. 



