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Hal— liar. 



Hallo; bay, on the northern shore of Shehkof strait. Corruption of a native word 

 given by Tebenkof as Aho, and which has appeared as Ago and Hioo. 

 The local pronunciation is Hke the telephone call, Hello. 

 Ham, cove; see Sawmill. 

 Ham; island, near the eastern shore of Annette island, Revillagigedo channel, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Ham, island; see Blake. 

 Hamilton; bay, in Keku strait, Kupreanof island, Alexander archipelago. So 



named by the United States Navy, presumably in 1879 or 1880, after the 



owner of a sawmill there. Sometimes called Hamilton harbor. 

 Hamilton; island, in Shakan bay, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So named 



by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 101). 

 Hamilton; landing, on right bank of the Yukon, a little above Kaltag. Called 



Hamilton's landing on recent maps. 

 Hamilton; mountain peak (about 2,500 feet high), in the Kilbuck range, western 



Alaska, about 30 miles ENE. of Bethel. So named by Post, of the Geo- 

 logical Survey, in 1898. 

 Hamilton; point, the southern point of entrance to Hamilton bay, Keku strait, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by Moore in 1892. 

 Hamittons Mill. A sawmill and wharf, on Shakan strait, Kosciusko island, Alexander 



archipelago; so called after its owner. The post-office Shakan is at this 



place. See Shakan. 

 Hamond, cape; see St. Elias. 

 Hanag-ita; trail, valley and river trilnitary to Tebay river, from the east. So named 



by Gerdine, in 1900, after an Indian chief in the vicinity. 

 Hancock; peak (3,851 feet high), on the mainland, west of Thomas bay, south- 

 eastern Alaska. So named Ijy Thomas, in 1887, presumal:)ly after the first 



steamship to cross the Atlantic. 

 Hanin; rocks, near the northern jjoint of entrance to Chiniak bay, Kodiak island. 



Named Haninskia (Hanin) by Murashef in 1839-40. Twins of Coast 



Survey charts. 

 Hanning-; bay, on the northwestern coast of Montague island. Prince William 



sound. So named by Portlock, in 1787, "after the worthy family of the 



Hannings." Erroneously Hunning. It is Port Bazil of Russian Hydro- 

 graphic chart 1378. 

 Hantak, island; see Khantaak. 

 Hanus; bay, indenting the northern shore of Baranof island, Peril strait, Alexander 



archipelago. Named by United States naval officers, in 1880, after Lieut. 



Gustavus Charles Hanus, U. S. N. Was called Hanus inlet in the Coast 



Pilot of 1883. 

 Hanus; islet, at eastern entrance to Symonds bay, Biorka island, Sitka sound. 



Named by Symonds, in 1879, after Lieut. G. C. Hanus, U. S. N. 

 Hanus; point, the eastern point of entrance to Hanus bay. Peril strait, Alexander 



archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after Lieut. G. C. Hanus, LT. S. N. 

 Hanus; reef, in the eastern entrance to Icy strait, Alexander archipelago. So named 



by Beardslee, in 1880, after Lieut. G. C. Hanus, U. S. N., who discovered 



and surveyed it. Also called Hanus rocks. 

 Happy; river, tributary to the Skwentna, from the north, near its source. So named 



by Spurr and Post in 1898. 

 Harbor; island, immediately in front of the wharf at Sitka, Sitka sound, Alexander 



archipelago. Named Gavanski (harbor) by Vasilief in 1809. 

 Harbor; island, in Holkham bay, Stephens passage, Alexander archipelago. So 



named by Meade in 1869. 

 Harbor; island, in Security bay, Kuiu island, Alexander archipelago. So named by 



Meade m 1809. 



