Hel-Hor. 202 [bull. 187. 



Helmick; mountain (about 2,000 feet high), near the coast and east of Kuskokwim 

 bay, western Alaska. Named by Post, of the Geological iSurvey, in 1898, 

 after the Moravian niis.sionary. Rev. Benjamin Helmick. 



Hemlock; island (peninsula at low water), in Port Chester, Annette island, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



Hemlock; point, in Kootznahoo inlet. Admiralty island, Alexander archipelago. So 

 named l)y Meade in 18(i9. 



Henderson; island, near the western point of Korovin island, Shumagin group. 

 Named by Dall in 1872. 



Hendrickson; mountain (4,430 feet high), in the St. Elias alps, southeastern 

 Alaska. Named by Russell, in 1890, after the Swedish missionary, Rev. 

 Karl Johan Hendrickson. Erroneously Hendriksen, Hendricksen, etc. 



Hennig-; sunken rock, west of Sannak island. Named by Dall, in 1880, after Captain 

 E. Hennig. Perhaps Aleks rock of Coast Survey chart 8800 is identical 

 with this one. 



Henrietta; island, in the Arctic ocean, north of the New Siberian islands. Discov- 

 ered and so named by De Long in 1881. 



Henry; peak (3,386 feet high), on the mainland, near Thomas bay, southeastern 

 Alaska. Named by Thomas, in 1887, after Prof. Joseph Henry, Secretary 

 of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Hepburn; point, on the northwestern shore of Admiralty island, Chatham strait, 

 Alexander archipelago. So named by Homfray, in 1867, after James Hep- 

 bum, of Victoria, Vancouver island, long a naturalist and explorer in this 

 region, and who died about 1866. 



Herald; island (856 feet high), east of Wrangell island, Arctic ocean. Discovered 

 and landed upon in July, 1849, by Captain Kellett, of H. M. S. Herald and 

 named by him after his ship. 



Herbert; glacier, on the mainland, just south of Eagle glacier, southeastern Alaska. 

 Named by Mansfield, in 1890, after Hon. Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of 

 the Navy. 



Herbert; volcanic island (5,291 feet high), one of the group of islands of the Four 

 Mountains, eastern Aleutians. So named by officers of the U. S. S. Concord, 

 in 1894, after Hon. Hilary Abner Herbert, Secretary of the Navy. This may 

 be the island Tshugidi of Billings, 1791, and variously called since then 

 Chuginok, Chaguliak, Tchegoulak, etc. See Four Mountains islands. 



Herendeen; bay, indenting the northern shore of Alaska peninsula, near or in 

 Port Moller. The bay was first explored and sketched by Capt. E. P. 

 Herendeen, in about 1881, and named for him by the Coast Survey. 



Herendeen; island, forming the northern side of Northwest harbor. Little Koniuji 

 island, Shumagin group. So named by Dall, in 1874, after Capt. Edward 

 Perry Herendeen, sailing master of the Coast Survey schooner Yukon, 

 1873-74 and 1880. 



Hermogenes, cape; see Chiniak. 



Herring; bay, indenting the southern shore of Admiralty island, Frederick sound, 

 Alexander archipelago. Named Seldovaia (herring) l)y the Russians. 



Jlrrriiiij, cove; see Salmon. 



Herring; islets, at entrance to Tutka bay, Kachemak bay. Cook inlet. So named 

 l)y Dall in 1S80. 



Herschel; island (about 500 feet high), on the Arctic coast, near the international 

 boundary line. So named by Franklin in 1826. Has sometimes been 

 written llershel. 



Jlery, point; see Hey. 



Herzfeh, island; see Alaid. 



