BAKER.] 83 Aya-Bal. 



Ayakulik; river, on the west coast of Kodiak. Native name, from Tebenkof, 



1849. Erroneously Ayakulih. 

 Aijalik, bay; see Aialik. 

 Ai/alik, islands; see Chiswell. 

 Ai/u[ja(lok, island; see Rat. 

 Ayutka; cape, in Aniakchak bay, Alaska peninsula. Native name, as published by 



the Coast Survey in 1900. 

 Azdik, island; see Aziak. 

 Azamis; cape, the eastern point of Little Tanaga island, iVndreanof group, middle 



Aleutians. Name from Tebenkof, 1849. Has also been written Azimis. 

 Azmchak, point; see Romanof. 

 AzktJ;, island; see Sledge. 

 Aziak; islet, southwest of Great Sitkin, Andreanof group, middle Aleutians. Native 



name from the Russians. Lutke says Tebenkof calls it Azki, but Teben- 



kof's chart XXVIII has Aziak. Has also been written Azik and, errone- 

 ously, Azaik. 

 Aziavik; river, tributary to Hagemeister strait on northern shore of Bristol bay. 



Native name, from Tebenkof, 1849, who writes it Azvichviak. 

 Aziavik; Eskimo village, on northern shore of Bristol bay. Name from Petrof, 1880, 



who wrote it Aziavigamuto, i. e., Aziavik people. Population in 1880, 132. 

 Azimuth; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. So named by the Coast 



Survey. 

 Azimuth; point, on the northern coast of Kodiak, near Spruce island. Named 



Pelenga (magnetic azimuth) by Mm-ashef, who in 1839— tO took bearings 



here. 

 Azl:i, island; see Aziak. 

 Azun; river, in the Yukon delta. Usually written Azoon. Native name, from 



Nelson, who crossed it in December, 1878. 



Baby; creek, tributary to Chandlar river, from the west, near longitude 148° 30'. 

 So named by prospectors in 1899. 



Baby; creek, tributary to Squaw creek, from the south, in the Fortymile mining 

 district. Prospectors' name, from Barnard, 1898. 



Back; island, in Behm canal, near Betton island, Alexander archipelago. Name 

 published by the Coast Survey in 1886. 



Back; point, between Gwydyr bay and the mouth of the Colville river, on the 

 Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. So named by Franklin, in 1826, 

 "after my excellent companion, Lieutenant [afterward Captain] George 

 Back," R. N. 



Backbone; movmtain (2,525 feet high), on the mainland, near Revillagigedo chan- 

 nel. So named by Nichols in 1885. 



Backhouse; point, on the Arctic coast near the international boundary. So named 

 by Franklin, in 1826, after Mr. Backhouse, one of the under secretaries of 

 state for foreign affairs. 



Badger; bay, indenting the northern shore of Boca de Quadra, southeastern 

 Alaska. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Bagial; cove, in Bucareli bay. Prince of Wales archipelago. Named Puerto Bagial 

 by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. On Sarichef's map called cape 

 Bagial. 



Bakia de las Islas; see Salisbury sound. 



Baht; harbor, indenting the northern shore of Zarembo island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by the Russians after Engineer Baht, of the steamer 

 Alexander. Erroneously Bath harbor. 



Bate de Monti; see Yakutat. 



