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Soutli Q,uadra; mountain (1,764 feet high), on the mainland, southeast of entrance 

 to Boca de Quadra. So named by Nichols in 1883. 



South Vallenar; point, on Gravina island, the south point of entrance to Vallenar 

 bay, Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast 

 Survey in 1886. 



SouthiceM, bay, St. George island; see Zapadni. 



Southiresi; cape, the southwestern point of St. Lawrence island, Bering sea. So 

 called by Tebenkof, 1849. 



Soittluvest, cape; see Cleare. 



Southwest; cove, in Etolin island, opening into Ernest sound, Alexander archipel- 

 ago. So named by Snow in 1886. 



Southwest; end of Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Called southwest konefz (end) by 

 Tebenkof in 1849. 



Southwest; island, one of the Inian group, Gross sound, Alexander archipelago. 

 Apparently so named by Dall in the Coast Pilot (1883, p. 106). 



South-west; peak (1,960 feet high), near Chichagof harbor, on Attn island, western 

 Aleutians. So named by Gibson in July, 1855. 



Soitfhivest; point, the southwesternmost point of St. Paul island, Pribilof group, 

 Bering sea. Called Zapadnie (west) by the Eussians, and Southwest on 

 recent charts. 



S'nith Zelonoi, point; see False Green. 



Sniitkhvik, island; see Sutwik. 



>niiroroff, cape; see Suworof. 



Sows (The); group of rocky islets, in the entrance to San Antonio bay, Bucareli 

 bay, Prince of "Wales archipelago. Xamed Las Puercas (the sows) l^y 

 Maurelle and Quadra in 1775-1779. 



Soynai; river, tributary to Stikine river, from the north. Named Soynai (ice 

 water) by the Russians in 1863. 



Sozhekla; river, tributary to the Koyukuk, from the north, near longitude 151°. 

 Native name, reported in 1885, by Allen who writes it Sohjeklakdkat in 

 his text (p. 99) and Sajeklakat on his map (4). It has also been written 

 Sajahlakat. 



Spacious; bay, in Behm canal, indenting the eastern shore of Cleveland peninsula. 

 Named by Dall, in 1879, from Vancouver's description of it as a " spacious 

 bay." 



Spafarief ; bay, indenting the southeastern shore of Kotzebue sound, Seward penin- 

 sula. Named Spafarief s by Kotzebue in August, 1816. 



Sjxmberg, cape; see Espenberg. 



Spanish; islands, at the western entrance to Sumner strait, Alexander archipelago. 

 So named by La Perouse in 1786. The name was applied rather indefi- 

 nitely by La Perouse to a group of islands then very little known. Dall 

 in the Coast Pilot, 1883, applies the name to Coronation and Warren 

 islands with some associated islands and rocks. The name is now still 

 further restricted to a small group of islands between Coronation and 

 Kuiu islands. 



Sparrow; islet, one of the Necker group, Sitka sound, Alexander archipelago. 



Named Vorobinoi (sparrow) by Vasilief in 1809. 

 Spasskaia; bay, on the northern shore of Chichagof island. Icy strait, Alexander 

 archipelago. The literal meaning is "of the Church of Our Saviour," but 

 the place was named by the Russians in the early part of the century, 

 presumably after Gregori Spasskaia, a Russian hydrographer. Has been 

 variously written Spaska, Spaskaia, Spaskaia liay, Port Spaskai, etc. 

 Spasskaia; island, north of Spasskaia bay, ley strait, Alexander archipelago. 

 Named Spaskai by Meade in 1869. 



