Niik— Njio. 



294 [Bru,.l«7 



Nakat; inlet, north east of Dixon entrance. Local name, of Imiian oiiijin. Xichols 

 savs in tlie t'oast Pilot (1S91, p. 7H). "The body of water between Cai)e 

 Kox anil Toiifrass is sometimes called Nakat Inlet, Imt that name really 

 ai>j)lies only to the inlet proper," whose southwest point of entrance is 

 he(lf,'e jioint. See also Fillmore. 



Nakat: inonntain (2,!>21 feet hi^h), on the mainland, nortlu-ast of Dixon entrance, 

 ••^o named by Xichols in 1883. 



Nakchamik; island, near the entrance to Chignik bay, Alaska i>eninsula. Native 

 name, from the Russians. Variously written Nackclminik, Nagzamik, etc. 



Naked; island, at the south end of Lynn canal, near Funter })ay, Admiralty island, 

 .Vlexan<ler archipelago. Descriptive name, given by Manstield in 3890. 



Naked; i-lands, in the northern part of I'rince William sound. So name<l by Aber- 

 crombie in 1898. 



X<il:h. bay: see Flat. 



Naknek; lake, between Becharof and lliamna lakes, Alaska peninsula. Native 

 name, from Lutke, 1828. According to Vasilief its native name is Aku- 

 logak. Has also been called Illiuk lake. Petrof, in 1880, named it Walker, 

 after (ien. F. A. Walker, Superintendent of the Tenth Census. 



Naknek; river, draining from Naknek lake westward to Bristol ))ay, Bering sea. 

 Native name, from Lutke, 1828. Erroneously Naknik. 



Xaknek, village; see Snworof. 



Nakolkavik; Kskimo village, on the left bank of the Kuskokwim, near its mouth. 

 Its native name, according to Nelson, 1878-79, is Naghaikhlaviganuite, 

 and according to Spurr and Post, 1898, getting their inforniation from mis- 

 sionary Kilbuck, Nacholchavigamut, i. e., Nakolkavik peoj^le. Petrof 

 wrote Naghaikhlaviganuite on hismaji and Naghikhlavigamute in his text 

 (p. 17). Population in 1880, 193. 



Nak'wasina; island, one of the Siginaka group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Nakwasinskoi by Vasilief in 1809. 



Nakwasina; passage, separating Halleck is'and from Baranof island, Alexander 

 archipelago. It was called Nakwasinskaia gulf ])y Vasilief in 1S09, and 

 lias also been written Noquashinski and Little Noquashinski bay. Accord- 

 ing to (ieorge Kostrometinoff this is from the Russian nnkirnsJiiKit (fer- 

 mented ). 



NaluJdchrak, cape; see Providence. 



yitiiKlak, crag; see T^ighthouse rocks. 



Nameless; vnyw, on the western shore of Kenai peninsula. Called Besinienny 

 (without a name) by Wosnesenski about 1840. 



Nameless; islet, in tlie southern part of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander 

 archi])elago. Named Beziemiannoi (nameless, anonvnionsj bv Vasilief in 

 1809. 



Xamtschak, rocks; see Lighthouse. 



XnnniKt, river; see Cantwell. 



Nandell; Indian village, on Tetling river, near Wagner lake, about 20 miles from the 

 Tanana river. Visited by Allen, in 1885, who found a village of four houses 

 and SH jieople, presided over Ijy tlie chief Nandell. Has l>een called 

 Nandell's and, by error, Nandellas. 



Nanok. This, says Lang.sdorf ( II, 83 », was the nickname given to Baranof l)y the 

 natives about Sitka. 



Xinnofjolokkik; Kskimo village, in the Big Lake country. Visited by Nelson in 

 January, 1879, wiio rej)orted its native name to be Nanvogalokhlaganmte. 

 1. e., Nan-vog-a-lok-lak people. Erroneously Nauvogalokhlaganiute in 

 text of Tenth Census. In Eleventli Censu.«, 1890, called Nunavoknak- 

 chlugamiut. Population in 1880, 100; in 1890, 107. 



X'luni-hhiL, village; see Kaguvak. 



