BAKER.] 371 Sho— Shn. 



Shoal ^Vt'.s.s. Cook, in 1778, so named some point near the mouth of the Kuskokwim, 

 just -what one does not appear. Perhaps it was Cape Avinof. 



Shonlx. island; see Otmeloi. 



Shoals; point, tiie southeastern point of Kruzof island, in entrance to Sitka sound, 

 Alexander archipelago. This cape has borne many names. Dixon, in 1 787, 

 called it White's point, and Lisianski, in 180-1, First point. The early Rus- 

 sians, after Lisianski, called it Otmeloi (shoals) point, and to distinguish 

 from another Shoals point a few miles farther within the sound they called 

 it Otmeloi vnieshnie (outer shoals). So it appears as Shoals point. Point 

 of Shoals, and Outer point of Shoals. Tebenkof, in 1850, calls it Nizmennia 

 (low) point. 



Shoalwater; passage, in Behm canal, sepai-ating Winstanley island from the main- 

 land, southeastern Alaska. So named by Dall in 1879. 



Shoe; island, in Tlevak strait, Cordova bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by 

 Nichols, in 1881, by reason of its shape (Coast Pilot, p. 68) . 



Shokfaktolik; one of the numerous lakes in the Kuskokwim tundra, about 25 miles 

 northwest of Bethel; also a native village there. Name obtained by Spurr 

 and Post, in 1898, from missionary Helmick, and spelled Tshokfachtolig- 

 amut by Post and Chokfaktoligamute by Spurr. In the Eleventh Census 

 it is called Chokfoktoleghagamiut, i. e., Shokfak region peo2ile. 



Shoo Fh/, rock; see Eye Opener. 



Short; ]>ay, indenting the mainland, on north shore of Behm canal. Called Short 

 inlet by Dall in 1879 (Coast Pilot, p. 73). 



Short; i-reek, tributary to Red bay. Prince of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. 

 So named by Helm in 1886. 



Short; passage, between Smeaton island and Revillagigedo island, in Behm canal, 

 Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Short; point, just within the entrance to Smeaton bay, on its southern shore, Alex- 

 ander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Shorty; creek, tributary to the headwaters of the Alsek. Named by Brooks in 

 1899. 



Shoup, glacier; see Canyon creek. 



Shovel; creek, tributary to Solomon river, from the west, in the Bonanza mining 

 district, Seward peninsula. Local name, published in 1900. 



Shovenagamute, village; see Shevenak. 



Shoir, gulch; see Snow. , 



Shrimp; bay, in Behm canal, indenting the north w^estern shore of Revillagigedo 

 island. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Shrubby; island, one of the Kashevarof group, Clarence strait, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So called by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 90). 



Shtilia, point; see Calm. 



Sliuck, camp; see Chuck. 



Shuiina, river; see Chuit. 



Shumagin; l)ank, near the Shumagin islands. So named by the Fish Commission 

 in 1888. 



Shumagin; large group of islands, west of Kodiak and south of Alaska peninsula. 

 So named by Bering, after one of his sailors, who died of scurvy and was 

 buried here, August 30, 1741. Sometimes written Choumagin and Chou- 

 maghin. According to Veniaminof, the Aleut name is Kaggiun. Golofnin 

 says the Aleuts call them Unga, from the name of the largest of the 

 group. 



Shunaliuli, island; see Shaw. 



Shushaldenskaia, volcano; see Shishaldin. 



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