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Barrier; two iplamls and numerous adjacent rocks and reefs in Sumner strait, 



Alexander arcliipelago. So desijrnated ]>>• Dall in tlie Coast Pilot, 1883. 



At liigh water they appear like two islands. 

 Barrow; jxtint, the nofthernmost point of Alaska. So named by Beechey in Sep- 



ti-inher, 181.'<), after Sir John Barrow. Dease and Simjjson, in 1837, called 



it Point Barrow or Cape North. 

 Barry; arm of Port Wells, Prince William sound. So named by Cik-nn, in TS9S, 



after Col. Thomas Henry Barry, assistant adjutant-general, U. S. A. 

 Barry; <,'lacier, tributary to llarriman fiord, Port Wells, Prince William sound. 



Named Barry by Glenn in 1898, after Col. Thomas H. Barry, assistant 



adjutant-general, U. S. A. Was also named Washington glacier by the 



llarriman Expedition, in 1899, before the prior naming was published. 

 Barter; island, near Camden bay on the northern coast of Alaska, near the interna- 

 tional boundary line. So named by Franklin, in 1826, on account of the 



annual trading carried on there between the natives. 

 Bartlett; cove, in (Jlacier bay, southeastern Alaska. So named ]>y tlie pilot, Capt. 



W. K. (Jeorge, in or al)out 1881. 

 Bartlett; point, between S'urprise harbor and Murder cove, near the southern 



extreme of Admiralty island, at junction of Chatham strait and Frederick 



sound. So called in the Coast Pilot" (1891, p. 141). 

 Bartlett; jioint, mi northwest shore of Whitney island, Fanshaw bay, Frederick 



sound, Alexander archipelago. So named by Mansfield in 1891. 

 Bartlett; i)oint, tlie westernmost point of Wales island, Dixon entrance. Name 



])u})lished by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Bartolome; cape, being the north point of entrance to Bucareli bay, Alexander 

 . archipelago. Named by Maurelle, in 1775, Cabo dg S. Bartholome, or 



cape of St. Bartholomew, which has appeared under various forms since, 



such as St. Bartoloin, St. Bartolome, Bartholomew, etc. In 1778 Meares 



called it Adamson, and Lisianski, in 1805, called it Cheericoff or C. de St. 



Bartolome. 

 Barirell, jioint; see Resurrection. 

 Basarg-in; mountain, on mainland on north bank of Stikine river, near Popof glacier. 



Named Bassarguine by Hunter, in 1877, after Lieut. Vladimir Basargin, 



I. N., commanding the Russian corvette Ryndn, which explored the 



Stikine in 18^3. 

 Baxf, point; see Cliff. 

 Basin; creek, tributary to Klokerblok river, from the south, Seward iieninsula. 



Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Basin; creek, tributary to Melsing creek, from the east, Seward jieninsula. Name 



from P.aniard, 1900. 

 Basin; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, 



Sewai-d. peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. 

 Basket; bay, on the eastern shore of Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander 



archipelago. Has been called Kakagin inlet. Its Indian name is Kook. 



The name basket was given by the Alaska Oil and Guano Company's 



employes at Killisnoo. 

 Bass; point, on south shore of Revillagigedo island, near entrance to Behm canal. 



Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Basmrguiuc, mountain; see Basargin. 

 Bat; point, near head of George inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander archiiielago. 



Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Batan; i.oint, on west shore of Port Caldera, Bucareli bay. Prince of Wales archi- 

 pelago. Named Punta de Batan by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Batan is Spanish ior falUng-inilL 



