BAKER.] 119 Cen— Clia. 



Center; island, on the southeastern shore of Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. 

 Name published by the Coast Survey in 1897. 



Central; river, of eastern Alaska, which unites with South river to form the Chitina. 

 First called by Allen, in 1885, "Central branch (of the Chittyna)." 



Chacliooh; bay; see Shaktolik. 



Cliacon; breakers or reef, in Dixon entrance, off Cape Chacon. Reported by Cap- 

 tain Carroll, of the steamer IdaJto, April 1.3, 188.3. Called also Chacon 

 reef and Chacon breaker. 



Cliacon; ca^^, the southeastern poi:it of Prince of Wales island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Named Cabo de Chacon by Caamano in 1792. It is Cape Mur- 

 ray of Douglas, 1789, and Bald cape of Rowan (ship Eliza) in 1799. 

 According to Rowan, the native name is Intankoon. Tebenkof has the 

 name Shakon. "Sometimes known locally as Musatchie Nose." (Coast 

 Pilot, 1891, p. 86. ) 



Chagafht, cove; see Shahafka. . 



Chagak; cape, on the northern shore of Uninak, eastern Aleutians. Native name, 

 frcm Kuritzien, 1848. It means ditch or tretidi. 



Chagak, bay, Adak island; see Shagak. 



Chagamil, island; see Kagamil. 



Cliagavenapuk; river, tributary to the Kuskokwim, from the east, near latitude 

 62°. Eskimo name obtained by Spurr and Post, of the United States 

 Geological Survey, in 1898, from trader A. Lind. 



Chageliuk, slough; see Shageluk. 



Chagulak, island; see Chilgul. 



< 'Jiagidiak, island; see Herbert. 



Chagvan; bay, indenting mainland coast just north of Cape Newenham, Bering 

 sea. Native name, published by Sarichef , 1826. It is called Portage bay 

 on a recent Coast Survey map. On its shores Petrof, 1880, locates a set- 

 tlement which he calls Tzahavagamute, which has been copied on some 

 maps as Tzaharagamute. 



Cliaiag-aguk; river, trilnitary to the Togiak river. Not shown on any map. Name 

 from Spurr, 1898, who wrote it Tshayagaguk. An Eskimo village, pre- 

 sumably at the junction of this river with the Togiak, is called by 

 Spurr Tshayagdgamut. 



Chaicliei; islands, south of Middle island, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Chaichei (gull) by Vasilief in 1809. 



Chaichie, islet, point, etc. ; see Gull. 



Chalk; bay, indenting the southwestern shore of Admiralty island, Alexander 

 archipelago. Native name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1896, as 

 Cha-ik. Supposed to be identical with Chaqua cove of Eliza, in 1799, and 

 Chaque bay of Meade in 1869. 



Chaiki, islet; see Gull. 

 CliaUna, river; see Chuit. 



Chaix; hills, back of Icy bay, in the St. Elias region. Named, in 1886, by Prof. 

 William Libbey of Princeton College, after Prof. Paul Chaix, president 

 of the Geneva Geographical Society. 



Chakik; cape, the northwest point of Umnak island, middle Aleutians. Native 

 name, apparently from officers of the United States North Pacific Exploring 

 Expedition, 1855, by whom it was written Tchakhikh. 



Chakina; river, tributary to the Chitina river, from the south. Native name, from 

 a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900. 



Chakok; small stream on Kenai peninsula, debouching near Anchor point, Cook 

 inlet. Apparently a native name, reported by Wo'snesenski, about 1840, 

 and printed by Grewingk as Tchakoch. 



