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Keu— Kill. 



Kennon; island, in tlie entrance to Chirhagof harl)or, Attu island, western Aleu- 

 tians. >So named by Gibson in July, 1855, after Lieutenant Beverley Ken- 

 non, U. S. N. 



Kentucky; creek, tributary to Igloo creek, from tlie south, Seward peninsula. 

 Name from Brooks, 1900. 



Kentucky; creek, tributary to Klokerblok river, from the south, Seward peninsula. 

 Name from Barnard, 1900. 



Kenunimik; Eskimo village, on the right bank of the lower Yukon, 15 miles alcove 

 Andreafski. Native name, from the Coast Survey, 1898. Perhaps this is 

 identical with Ankachak. 



Kestrel; islet, on the north shores of Boca de Quadra, southeastern Alaska. So 

 named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Ketavic, point; see AVhale. 



Ketchikan; post-office and village, on Revillagigedo island, in Tongass narrows, 

 Alexander archipelago. The post-office was estabhshed in Ajml, 1892. 

 Also has been written Kichikan and Kitch-i-kan. 



Ketchumstock; see Kechumstuk. 



Ketchumville. This name is found on Nelson's map of 1878-79, published in the 

 Proceedings of the Royal Geographic Society for 1882 (p. 712), and is 

 applied to a post or fort on the mainland just south of St. Michael, Norton 

 sound. It was copied on the census maps of 1880, but is not found on 

 later maps. 



Ketlrachtd, point; see Battery. • 



Ketoy, island ; see Kittiwake. 



Kettle; cape, on the southeastern shore of Umnak island, near Umnak pass, eastern 

 Aleutians. Named Kotelnoi (kettle) by the Russians. The native name 

 is Utmak, presumably from the Aleut, vMidn (out of the middle). 



Kevulik; river, of northwestern Alaska, debouching between Point Hoj)e and Cape 

 Krusenstern. Eskimo name, published by the Coast Survey, in 1890, with 

 the spelling Kevuleek. The village near its mouth is called Kivalinag- 

 miut by the Russians and Cape Sepping village by Petrof, 1880. 



Key; reef, east of Kashevarof islands, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So 

 named by Snow in 1886. 



Keystone; canyon, on Lowe river east of Valdes, Prince William sound. So named 

 by Abercrombie, in 1898, presumably after Pennsylvania, the Keystone 

 state. 



Khaboutcha, point; see Kabuch. 



KhabucJi, point; see Kabuch. 



Khnignmute, village; see Nunaikak. 



Klia'miliakh, island; see Kaniliak. 



Khaltsekahin, river; see Kicking Horse. 



Khantaak; island, in Yakutat bay, southeastern Alaska. This is the native name 

 of a wooden dish used for holding food. First applied by Tebenkof in 

 1849. Has been written Hantak and Khantak, and might better be writ- 

 ten Kontog, to agree with the pronunciation. 



Khal)iolniil:i', creek; see Medicine. 



Khaz; ))ay, indenting the southwestern shore of Chichagof islami, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Apparently named Khaz (fag-end) by Tebenkof in 1849. 



Khazaniil, island; see Kagamil. 



Khazik, island; see Chisik. 



Khiltat; river, tributary to the Tanana, from the north, near longitude 144° 30^. 

 Named by Allen, in 1885, after an Indian chief, Kheeltat. 



Kliitkhovk, cape; see Scotch Cap. 



Khituk, cape; see Scotch Cap and Seal. 



