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Morz/iox.i, isk't: m-i' Shaiak. 



Morzhovoi; native villajrc at western end (jf Alaska i)eiiin(snla. Xaiiu'd :M()i-/liovoi 



(walrus) liy the Russians. Variously spelled. There are or were loo 



villa^'es. one calUMl Old Morzhovoi, the other, New Morzhovoi, bein<j; 



about IL' miles apart. Old Morzhovoi was at the head of Morzhovoi l)ay; 



New Morzhovoi is on Tciders cove, which oj)ens into Isanotski strait. 



The Greek church here is named Protassof, and Petrof, 1880, called tlie 



settlement Protassof. 

 Moser; hay, in Behm canal, indenting the western shore of Revillagigedo island, 



Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey, in 1886, after Com- 

 mander Jefferson Franklin Moser, V. S. N. i 

 Moser; island, near hea<l of Ilooniah sound, Chichagof island, .Alexander ar<-hipel- | 



ago. So named l)y the Coast Survey, in !S99, after Lieut. Commander f 



Jefferson Franklin Moser, U. S. N. | 



Moses; point, the western point of entrance to llanus bay. Peril strait, Alexander ' 



archipelago. Named by Moore, in 1895, after Asst. Engineer Stanford , 



I'',lwood Moses, a member of his party. 

 Mosman; inlet, in Etolin island, opening into Clarence strait, Alexander ai-chii>el- j 



ago. So named by Dall, in 1879, after Alonzo Tyler Mosman, Assistant 



Coast and Geodetic Survey, who made surveys in Alaska in 18()7. i. 



Mosquito; creek, tributary to Fish river, from the east, Seward j^eninsula. Proa- p 



pectors' name, of ol)vious origin. | 



Mosquito; creek, tributary to Tonsina river, from the south. Name from Sclu-ader, 



1900. 

 Mosquito; fork, of South fork of Fortymile creek. Prospectors' name, i)ublished 



by the Coast Survey in 1890. 

 Mosquito; fork, of South fork of the Koyukuk, near longitude 150°. Prospectors' 



name, of ol)vious origin; from Schrader, 1899. 

 Moss; cape, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little east of Belkofski. 



Presumably a local name, reported by Dall in 1880. Erroneously Mosk. 

 Moss; creek, tributary to Nome river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, 



Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. Ajiparently 



this is Irene creek or Laurada creek of a late ma]>. 

 Moss; island, in Douglas bay, Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. So nameil l)y 



Thomas in 1887. 

 Moss; mountam (1,631 feet high), east of Tamgas harbor, .Vnnette island, Alex- 

 ander arcliipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Moss; point, on the western shore of Tamgas harbor, Annette island, Alexander 



aichipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Moth; j)oint, at entrance to Thorne arm, Revillagigedo island. So nanie(l hy the 



Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Mound; hill (1,956 feet high), near the southern end of Revillagigedo island, Alex- 

 ander ar(;hipelago. So named by Nichols in 1888. 

 Mound; point, the northwestern point of entrance to Karta bay. Prince of Wales 



island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Clover in 1885. 

 Mountain, bay; see Uniktali. 

 Mountain; cape (500 or 600 feet high), Nagai island, Shumagin grou].. Named 



(4olova (mountainous) by Tebenkof, 1849. 

 Mountain; cape, on Raspberry island, Kupreanof stiait, Kodiak group. Named 



Gorie (mountain) by Murashef in 1839-40. 

 Mniinhiin, cape; see Kayak. 

 Mountain; creek, tributary to Snake river, from the east, in the Nome minii^;; 



region, Seward peninsula. Prosi)ectors' name, published in 1900. 

 Mountain; creek, tributary to Stewart river, from the south, Seward peninsula. 



Name from Barnard, 1900. 



