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Creadon; river, tributary to Khiane lake, from the ea^t, near latitude 62° So 



ralle.i by Teters in 1899. 

 Creek; point, on the eastern ^hore oi Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander 

 arehii)elago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. It is at or near the 

 mouth of a ereek. 

 Creek; point, on the southwestern shore of Halleck island, Ulf;a strait, Alexander 



an-hipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1885. 

 Creig, mountain; see Greig. 



Crescent; low san.ly island, in front of Elson bay, Arctic coast, just east of Point 



Barrow. So named by the British Admiralty in 1853. Descriptive name. 



Crete; creek, debouching between capes Douglas and^ Woolley, Seward peninsula. 



Xame from Barnard, 1900. 

 Crib; point, on the mainland, near head of Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888. 

 Crillon; glacier, near Mount Crillon, in the southern part of the St. Elias alps, south- 

 eastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1874. 

 Crillon; mountain (15,900 feet high), in the southern part of the St. Elias region, 

 southeastern Alaska. So named by La Perouse, in 1786, after the French 

 minister of marine. 

 Cripple; creek or river, in the Nome mining region, Seward ])eninsula. Named by 



the prospectors, in 1898, after the famous Cripple Creek in Colorado. 

 Cripple; creek, tributary to ^Mission creek, from the east, in the Eagle mining 



region. Prospectors' name, published in 1899. 

 Cripple; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the south, near lati- 

 tude 67°. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. 

 Cristina; islet, in Bucareli bay. Prince of Wales archipelago. So named by Mau- 



relle and Quadra in 1775-1779. Has also been w^ritten Christina. 

 Crooked; creek, tributary to Birch creek, from the west, near Circle city. Descrip- 

 tive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 

 Crooked; creek, tributary to headwaters of Ophir creek, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 

 Crooked; creek, tributary to Seventymile creek, from the north, in the Eagle min- 

 ing region. Local name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899. 

 Crooked; island, in St. Paul harbor, Kodiak. Named Krivoi (crooked) l)y the 



Russians in 1809. 

 Crooked; island, one of the Walrus island group, in northern part of Bristol bay, 

 Bering sea. So called by the Fish Commission in 1890. Apparently 

 identical with Nizkoi (low ) of Sarichef,-1826, and Ugushtuof Tebenkof, 1849. 

 Crooked, island, Yakutat bay; see Kriwoi. 

 Crooked, river; see Igushik. 

 Crooze, island; see Kruzof. 



Cross ; cape, on the western coast of Yakobi island, Alexander archipelago. Described 

 by Cook, in 1778, as "a high promontory" and named Cross from having 

 passed it on Holy Cross day, ]May 3. 

 Cross; cape, the northeastern point of Unga island, Shumagin group. Named Krest 



(cross) by the Russians. 

 Gross, cape; see Bingham. 

 Ooss, cape; see Theodore. 



Cross; gulch, in Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island. Prince of Wales archipelago. 

 Named Arroyo de la Cruz (gulch of the cross) bv Maurelle and Quadra, 

 1775-1779. 

 Cross, harbor, Kruzof island; see Krestof. 



Cross; hill, on Northeast point, St. Paul island, Pril)ilof group, Bering sea. So 

 called by Elliott in 1874. Perhaps this is the local name. 



