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Candle; island, botwecn Sineaton and Rudyerd bays, in Behm canal, Alexander 



archipelafio. So named l)y Dall in 1879. 

 Outc, mountain; see Cone. 

 Cangrejo; jxiint, the western jKiint of entrance to Port Refugio, Bucareli bay, 



Prince of AVales archipelago. Named Punta Cangrejo (cral) point) by 



Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has l^een called, erroneously, Grego. 

 Canning; river, in extreme northern Alaska, de])ouching into Camden bay. So 



named by Franklin, in 1826, after "the late Mr. Canning." 

 Cannon; island, at entrance to Jamestown bay, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago . 



Named Pushki (cannon) by Vasilief in 1809. 

 Canoe; bay, at the head of Pavlof bay, Alaska peninsula. So named l)y Dall in 1880. 

 Canoe; cove, on the southwestern coast of Annette island, Gravina group, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. It is a stopping place for the 



natives when waiting for good weather and affords excellent shelter for 



their canoes; hence the name. 

 Canoe, island, in Peril strait; see Povorotni. 

 Canoe; i)assage, separating Brownson island from Etolin island, in P>nest sound, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. Descriptive term. 

 Canoe; point, in eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago, named 



Punta de la Canoa (canoe point) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 

 Canoe; point, near south point of entrance to Fanshaw bay, Frederick sound, 



Alexander archipelago. Named by Mansfield in 1889. 

 Canon, creek; see ('any on. 

 Canonakle, island; see Koniuji. 

 Cantwell; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the south, near longitude 149°. 



Named by Allen, in 1885, jiresumably after Lieut. John C. Cantwell, 



TJ. S. R. M., who explored the Kowak river in 1884 and 1885. According 



to Peters and Brooks, the native name is Tutlut. According to Lieutenant 



Castner, it is Nanana. 

 Canwell; glacier, tributary to Delta river, from the east, near latitude 63° 30^. So 



named by Glenn, in 1898, after Private Canwell, of the Hospital Corps, a 



member of his party. 

 Canyon; creek, tributary to Fortymile creek, from the south, at Deadman riffle. 



Local name, obtained by the Geological Survey in 1898. Has also been 



written Canon. 

 Canyon; creek, tributary to Imuruk Jjasin, from the west, Seward peninsula. 



Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Canyon; creek, tributary to Iron creek, from the south, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 

 Canyon; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the west, Seward i)enin- 



sula. Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Canyon; creek, tributary to Turnagain arm. Cook inlet, from the south, Kenai 



peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Becker, 1895. Has also been shown 



as u tril)utary of Sixmile creek. 

 Canyon Creek; glacier, on north shore of Port Valdes, Prince William sound. So 



named by Abercrombie in 1898. Has also been called Shoup glacier. 

 Cape, bay, indenting southwestern shore of Sitkalidak island, near Kodiak. So 



named by Lisianski in 1804. Name apparently now obsolete. 

 Cape, island, in Sitka sound; see Lazaria. 

 Cape; mountain, at (.'ape Prince of Wales, Seward peninsula. Name from Brooks, 



1900. 

 Cape Jhnu/Ins, village; see Kaguyak. » 



Cape Fox; Indian village at Kirk point. Foggy bay, Revillagigedo channel, Alex? j 



ander archii)elag(). Name published by the Coast Survey in 1899. Petrof ' 



in the Tenth Census, 1880, has a Cape Fox village on Cape Fox. 



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