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148 [HIM.. 187. 



De GroflF; bay, in Krestof island, nortli of Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. So 

 named by Moore, in 1S97, after a prominent merchant of Sitka. 



Deilrick, river; see Dietrich. 



Dejah, inlet; see Chilkoot and Taiya. 



Di'jah, pass; see Chilkoot. 



Dejalissankc, harbor; see Taiyasanka. 



DejahssankcKxil, glacier; see Ferebee. 



Dek. Indian word for creek. Used in the Copper river region. Tt is apjiended to 

 the name, thus: Taton^fcA', Taton creek. 



Delarof ; harbor, in I'nga island, Shumagin grouj). Api)arently named by Telienkof, 

 in 184.S, after Eustrate Ivanovich Delaruf, a native of (Ireece, who Avas 

 chief director of the Russian American colonies from about 1784 to July, 

 1791. Also written Delaroff and Delarovskoi. Generally spoken of as 

 Unga harbor, and the village on its shores called Unga. Lutke says the 

 native name of the village is Ougnagok. 



Delarof; islands, at western end of the Andreanof grouj), middle Aleutians. The 

 two islets, Skagul and Ogliuga, are called Delaroff islands by Lutke, who 

 says the group consists of seven islands. They were named after the former 

 superintendent at Kodiak. 



Delgada; point, in Portilla channel, Bucareli bay. Prince of Wales archipelago. 

 Named Punta Delgada (narrow or sharp point) by Maurelle and < Quadra 

 in 1775-1779. 



Del Monte; peak (2,482 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, 

 Alexander archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1887. 



Delome; creek, tributary to Garfield creek, from the west, Seward peninsula. 

 Name from Brooks, 1900. 



De Long; islands, in Foggy bay, at south end of Eevillagigedo channel, Alexander 

 archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1885, after Lieut. Com- 

 mander George Washington De Long, U. S. N., of the exploring steamer 

 Jeanndte, who perished in the Lena delta in November, 1881. 



De Long-; islands, off the north coast of Siberia. Discovered by the Jeannette 

 exploring expedition, in 1881, and named after its commander, De Long. 



De Long-; peak (3,737 feet high), on Lindenberg peninsula, Kupreanof island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Lieut. Commander 

 George W. De Long, U. S. N. 



Delta, creek; see Silok. 



Delta; liver, tributary to the Tanaua river, from the south, near longitude 146°. 

 So named by Allen in 1885. This and Silok creek (Delta creek of Allen) 

 are distinct streams, their mouths being about 22 miles apart. Errone- 

 ously Delt on one chart. 



Demarcation; point, on the Arctic coast, at the international boundary line. So 

 named by Sir John Franklin, in 1826, as marking the boundary between 

 British and Russian possessions. Has also been written Demarkation. 



De Monti; bay, between Khantaak island and a jieninsula on the eastern side of the 

 entrance to Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. Named Bahia de Monti 

 by IMalaspina in 1791. La Pe rouse, in 1786, had called Yakutat bav or 

 some part of it, not identifiable, Baie de jNIonti, after Lieutenant de ]\lonti, 

 first officer of the Astrolabe, who first landed and reconnoitered it. Mal- 

 aspina applied La Perouse's name to the bay above ti escribed. The Coast 

 Pilot says: "This modified application has the advantage of preservnig an 

 historic name, and also of naming a part of the bay which otherwise would 

 have required a new name. ' ' 



Denbigh; cape, the southern point of entrance to Norton bay, on eastern shore of 

 Norton sound. So named by Cook in 1778. Erroneously Dembigh. 



