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Snail; jioint, on the western shore of San Fernando island, Bucareli bay, Prince of 



Wales archipelago. Named Punta del Caracol (snail point) by Maurelle 



and Quadra, 1775-1779. 

 Snail; rock (40 feet high), in Eevillagigedo channel, between Boca de Quadra and 



Foggy bay, Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Snake; island, in Gulf of Esquibel, Prince of Wales archipelago. Named la Culebra 



(the snake) by Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 

 Snake; river, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. Local name, given 



in 1898 ; presumably suggested by the tortuous course of the stream. 

 Snake ; river, triljutary to Nushagak river, from the west. Local name, from Spurr 



and I'ost in 1898, apparently suggested by the tortuous course of the 



stream. 

 Snettisham; port, indenting the mainland coast in Stephens passage, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1794. A post-office, Snettisham, 



was estal)lished here in June, 1900. 

 Snip ; islands, in Behm canal, opposite the entrance to Walker cove, Alexander 



archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Snipe ; bay, indenting the southwestern coast of Baranof island, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Named Kulichkof (snipe) by the Russians. Has been written 



Kulitch, Kulitchok, Koulitchkow and Kulichkof. 

 Snipe; island (20 feet high), between Annette and Duke islands, Gravina group, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Snipe ; island, in Thorne arm, Eevillagigedo island, Alexander archipelago. So 



named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Snipe ; point, the westernmost point of Bell island, Behm canal, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Snow ; creek, debouching near Cape York, Seward peninsula, Bering strait. Local 



name, published by the Coast Survey in 1900. 

 Snow ; creek, tributary to Skookum river, from the north, Seward peninsula. 



Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Snow ; gulch, on Glacier creek, in the Nome mining region, Seward peninsula. 



Erroneously Show. 

 Snow ; mountains, on north bank of the Koyukuk, between Allen and Fickett 



rivers. So named by Allen in 1885. 

 Snow; passage, in Clarence strait, between Zarembo island and the Kashevarof 



group of islands, Alexander archipelago. Named by the Coast Survey in 



1886, after Lieut. Commander Albert Sidney Snow, U. S. N., who in that 



year made surveys in this region. 

 Snow; river, tributary to the head of Kenai lake. Local name, from Mendenhall, 



1898. 

 Snowball; creek, tributary to Dutch creek, from the north, in the Eldorado mining 



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

 Snow Cap; mountain (5,078 feet high), on the west bank of Stikine river, near 



Great Glacier. Descriptive name, published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 

 Snow Dome; mountain peak (3,300 feet high), in Muir glacier, southeastern Alaska. 



So named by Muir in 1882. 

 Snowshoe; creek, tributary to Penny river, from the west, in the Nome mining 



region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, pul^lished in 1900. 

 Snow Tower; mountain (7,100 feet high), near Whiting river, southeastern Alaska. 



Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 

 Snowy; mountain, on and near the north end of Admiralty island, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, map, p. 182). 

 Snowy; momitain (5,577 feet high), on the mainland, about 6 miles east of Stikine 



river. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1895. 



