BAKER.l 93 Bed_Bel. 



Bflciuioi, islets; see "Watch. 



Bee; rocks (10 feet high) , in southern entrance to Clarence strait, south of the Percy 

 islands, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Beeclier; pass, between ■\\'oewodski and Kupreanof islands, Alexander archipelago. 

 So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Ensign Albert Morrison Beecher, 

 IT. S. N., a member of his party. It is Duncan passage of Meade in 1869. 



Beecliey ; pomt, near mouth of the Colville river, Arctic coast, east of Point Barrow. 

 Named by Franklin, in 1826, after his friend, Capt. Frederic William 

 Beechey, R. N. Called Berens by Dease and Simpson in 1837. Erroneously 

 Beechy. 



BeeMve; creek, tributary to Budd creek, from the n(jrth, Seward iieninsula. Name 

 from Brooks, 1900. 



Beehive; island, in southern entrance to Nakwasina passage, Baranof island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Baker, in 1880, from its fancied resem- 

 blance, seen from the west, to the conventional straw beehive. 



Beering; see Bering. 



Becriiif/'s, bay; see Dr}\ 



Behm; canal, in southern part of Alexander archipelago. Named by Vancouver, in 

 1793, after IMaj . !Magnus Carl von Behm, commandant of Kamchatka in 1779. 

 1779. 



Behm; mountain (2,867 feet high) , on the mainland, near southern entrance to Behm 

 canal. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Behm; narrows or strait, in Behm canal, separating Bell and Revillagigedo islands. 

 Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Behring, Riviere de; see Alsek. 



Bi'lirlnrj; see Bering. 



Belcaro; post-office, estabUshed in August, 1899. It is about 50 miles north of 

 Valdes, Prince William sound. 



Belcher; ])oint, on the Arctic coast, between Icy cape and Point Barrow. So named 

 by Beechey, in 1827, after Lieutenant (afterwards Sir Edward) Belcher, 

 wh(j accompanied him during his explorations here. 



Belknap; islands, forming the eastern part of the Eckholms group, Sitka sound, 

 Alexander archipelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880, 

 presumably after Capt. (afterwards Rear-Adtniral) George Eugene 

 Belknap, T. S. N. 



Belkofski; bay, cape and village on s<juth coast of Alaska peninsula. Named by 

 the Russians, as early as 1835, and probably earlier. Derived from hielka 

 (squirrel) . Variously written Belkoffski, Belkoffsky, Belkovsky, etc. 



Bell; arm, in northern part of Behm canal, north of Bell island, below. So named 

 by the Coast Survey in 1883. 



Bell; island (2,500 feet high), in Behm canal, north of Revillagigedo island. Called 

 Bell's island by Vancouver, in 1793, after a member of his party. 



Bell ; island^ in entrance to Red bay. Prince of Wales island, Alexander arcliipelago. 

 Named by Helm, in 1886, after Lieut. John Arthur Bell, V. S. N., a 

 member of his party. 



Bell; river, tril)utary to Gwydyr bay, Arctic coast of Alaska. Named Bell's by Dease 

 and Simpson in 1837. 



Belle; bay, on the ea.stern shore of Portlaml canal. So called by the Coast Survey. 



Belle Jsle, village; see Eagle. 



Bellevue; river, in northernmost Alaska, tributary to Elson bay, near Point Bar- 

 row. Named Belle Vue by Dease and Simpson, in 1837, conmiemorating 

 their pleasure at seeing the end of their exploratory journey from the 

 Maclj;enzie river mouth to Point Barrow. 



Belshevinskoi, bay; see Bechevin. 



