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Neo— Ner. 



' Xt'chir, islos; peo Guibert. 



Nedostatka; islet, in the uorthein part ni Krestuf sound, Alexander aicliipelairo. 

 Named Nedostatka (want) island by Vasilief in 183:!. 



Needle; peak (1,700 feet high), near the eenter of Coronation island, .Vlexander 

 areliipelago. So named by Snow in 1886. 



Needle; peak, near the head of Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, middle Aleutians. 

 Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855. 



Needle; roi-k, near the northwestern shore of Amaknak island. Captains bay, 

 Unalaska. Descriptive name, given by Dall in 1874. 



Needles; mountain (7,000 feet high), on right bank of the Tanana river, near latitude 

 iV2°. Descriptive name, given by Peters and Brooks in 1898. 



Neets; bay, in Behm canal, indenting the northwestern shore of Revillagigedo 

 island, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Negro; I'ape, in the eastern part of Bucareli bay, Prince of Wales archipelago. 

 Named Calxi Negro (black cape) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Neg-sue: creek, tributary to Penny river, from the east, in the Nome mining region, 

 Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. 



Neycdnak, river; see (xolsova. 



Nellie Juan; jxirt, indenting the western shore of Prince William sound. Discov- 

 ered and named, in 1887, by Samuel Applegate, after his schooner, XrUie 

 Jtdiii. This spelling is from Applegate' s map, where it is also written Nell 

 Juan and sometimes Nelly Juan. 



Nellie Juan, cape; see Aspid. 



Nelwn, creek; see Baker. 



Nelson; island, on the western coast of Alaska, northeast of Nunivak island, Bering 

 sea. So named by Gannett, in 1880, after Edward William Nelson, who 

 spent about five years in this region as an observer for the United States 

 Signal Service and collector for the Smithsonian Institution. 



Nelson; lag(jon, on tlie northern shore of Alaska peninsula, a little west of Port 

 MoUer. So named l)y Dall, in 1882, after Mr. E. W. Nelson. 



Nelson; point, in Behm canal, on the mainland, the southern" point of entrance to 

 Smeaton bay. So named 1)y Vancouver, in 1793, after Lord Nelson. 



Ni'hipiiki, ca}»e; see Kekurnoi. 



Nemeth; creek, tributary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the east, near longi- 

 tude 148°. Presumably a prospectors' name, published by the Coast 

 Survey in 1899. 



Nenevok; lake, between the headwaters of Togiak and Kanektok rivers, western 

 Alaska. Native name, from Spurr and Post, of the (leological Survey, 

 who camped on its shore September 10, 1898. They give the name as 

 Nenevokuk adding " Nenevok =?«Av' with descripti\e ending."" 



Nenllt.9r}iik, cape; see Ninilchik. 



Nepean, })oint; see Napean. 



Nepovorotni; group of rocks, south of Japonski island, Sitka sound, .Mexander 

 archipelago. Named Nepovorotnoi (not turning) by \'asilief in 1S09. 

 Entering Sitka harbor by Middle channel, these rocks, on the port hand, 

 are noi to be turned around. The course is to be kept for aliout a mile 

 further, when one reaches Povorotnoi (turning) island, around which one 

 turns to the anchorage. Has also been written Nepoverotni. 



Neprop, island; see Impassable. 



Xeprojiiisknol, island; see Impassable. 



Nerelna; creek, tributary to the Chitina river, from the south. Native name, from 

 a manuscript map made by prospectors in 1900. 



Nerpichi; islets, south of Middle island, Sitka .sound, Alexander archii)elago. 

 Named Nerpichi (seaH by \'asilief in 1809. 



.\irpii-liH', l)ay, etc.; see Seal. 



