HAKKR.] 827 Por— Por. 



Porcupine; islands, in Kenai lake. Kciiai in-iiiiisnla. ^^o called l)y Mt'iidi'iihall in 



189S. 

 Porcupine; jxjint, on the northeastern sliore of Prince William sonnd. So named 



by Abercronibie in 1898. 

 Porcupine; river, in northeastern Alaska, tributary to the Yukon, old name, 



lirobably given by factors of the Hudson Bay Company. 

 Porcupine; river, tributary to the Stikine, from the east, near the international 



l)oundary line. Name pul)lished by the Coast Survey in 1S91. 

 Porfia; cai)e, at entrance to Port Santa Cruz, Suemez island, Prince of Wales archi- 

 pelago. Named Cabo de la Porfia (cape of the dispute) by ^laurelle and 



Quadra in 1775-1779. 

 Poroga, island; see Rapids. 

 Poro^^hki, bay; see No Thorofare. 

 Porpoise; harbor, indenting the western shore of Nagai island, Shumagins. Name 



derived from small schooner Porpoixe, which wintered there some time 



prior to 1871. 

 Porpoise; islands, off the mouth of Excursion inlet, ley strait, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by United States naval officers in 1880. 

 Porpoise; islets, in the entrance to Port Etches, Prince William sound. Named 



Ptichi (bird) liy Chernof, in 1830, and Porpoise or Bird islands by the 



Coast Survey in 1869. 

 Porpoise; point, on the northern shore of Boca de Quailra, southeastern Alaska. 



So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Port; mountain, on Wales island, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 



1888. 

 Portage; arm, of Kelp bay, Baranof island, Chatham strait, Alexander archipelago. 



So named by Moore in 1895. 

 Portage; bay, indenting the northern shore of Afognak island, Kodiak group. 



Named Perenosnaia (portage) by the Russian-American Comjiany in 1849. 

 Portage; ]»ay, indenting the northern shore of Kupreanof island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Called Perenosnaia (portage) bay by the Russians. ^leade, in 



1869, calls it Perenosnaya creek. Has also been called Portage harbor. 



Presumably there is a portage from its head to the head of Duncan canal. 

 Portage; bay, indenting the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, immediately north 



of the Shumagins. A short portage connects it with Herendeen bay. 



Named Perenosnaia (portage) by the Russians. 

 Portage; bay, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west from Kodiak, from 



which there is a portage to Becharof lake. Named Perenosnoi (portage) 



by Tebenkof, 1849. Earlier Russian charts use the native name Kanatak. 

 Portage, bay; see Chagvan. 

 Portage, bay; see Passage canal. 

 Portage; cove, near head .of Chilkoot inlet, Eynn canal, Alexander aichipelago. 



Called Portage bay by the traders. From it there is a short portage 



between Chilkat and Chilkoot inlets. 

 Portage; creek, tributary to American river, from theeast, Sewai-il peninsula. Name 



from Brooks, 1900. 

 Portage; creek, tributary to headwaters of the Skwentna river in the Tordrillo 



range. So named by Spurr and Post in 1898. 

 Portage; creek, tributary to the Sushitna river, from the north, near latitude 68°. 



So named by Muldrow in 1898. 

 Portage; glacier, on Kenai peninsula, between Passage canal ami Turnagain arm. 



So called by Mendenhall in 1898. 



