384 [BULL. 187. 



Spectacle; inlaiul (1,000 feet high), between Nagai and Big Koniuji islands, Shuma- 



gin group. Descriptive name, given by fishermen and reported by Dall in 



1872. Perliaps this is the Kunaiugiuk island of Veniaminof (I, 255, 265), 



which i.s ilescribed as ' ' long with two hills. ' ' Lutke spells it Kangaiulouk. 

 Speel; point, at mouth of Speel river, Port Snettisham, Stephens passage, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Thomas in 1888. 

 Speel- river, tributary to head of Port Snettisham, southeastern Alaska. So named 



by Thomas in 1888. 

 Spencer; cape, the northwestern point of entrance to Cross sound, Alexander 



archipelago. Named by Vancouver in 1794, "in honour of Lord Spencer." 



It is called Punta de Villaluenga on the general map in De Mofras' atlas, 



1845. 

 Spencer; point, the south point of entrance to Port Clarence, Bering strait. So 



named by Beechey in September, 1827, "in compliment to the Honourable 



Captain Robert Spencer," R. N. 

 Spike; island, near Odiak, Prince William sound. So called by Moser in 1899. 

 Spike; rock, near Keene island, in Wrangell strait, Alexander archipelago. So 



named by the Coast Survey in 1881. 

 Spine; mountain (1,987 feet high), on Annette island, Alexander archipelago. So 



named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Spire; island, near the northern end of Annette island, in Revillagigedo channel, 



Alexander archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1882. 

 Spirit; mountain (3,000 feet high), near left l)ank of the Copper river, in latitude 



61° 20^. So called by Allen, in 1885, because the natives people it with an 



imaginary Mighty Spirit. 

 Spirkin, island; see Biorka. 

 Spirkin, strait; see Udagak. 

 Spit; point, on the eastern shore of Carroll inlet, Revillagigedo island, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Spit; point, on the eastern shore of Portland canal. Apparently so named by 



Pender in 1868. 

 Spit; rock, off the southern coast of St. Matthew island, Bering sea. So named by 



Dall or Elliott in 1874. 

 Spithead; the south end of the spit in front of Dutch harbor. Captains bay, 



Unalaska. So named by Dall in 1871. 

 Spitz; islet, south of Mitrofania island, on southern shore of Alaska peninsula. 



Named Spitz (sharp pointed) by Tebenkof in 1849. 

 Split; island, near Dewey anchorage, in Clarence strait, Alexander archipelago. 



Descriptive name, given by Snow in 1886. 

 Split Top; mountain (2,098 feet high), near head of Bay of Waterfalls, Adak island, 



middle Aleutians. Descriptive name, given by Gibson in 1855. 

 Split Top; mountain (2,100 feet high), on the eastern side of Captains bay, 



Unalaska, eastern Aleutians. Descriptive name, giveji by Dall in 1871. 

 Spoon Knoll; hill, on the mainland, east of Farragutbay, southeastern Alaska. So 



named by Thomas in 1887. 

 Spornago, point; see Tidemeeting. 

 Spot; mountain (1,807 feet high), in California ridge, Gravina island, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Nichols in 1883. 

 Spray; caiJC, between Skan and Pumicestone bays, on north shore of Unalaska, 



eastern Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. It was 



named Mokrovskoi (wet) by Sarichef in 1792. Tebenkof calls it Mor- 



kovskoi. 

 Spray; island, in Thomas bay, Frederick somid, Alexander archipelago. So named 



by Thomas in 1887. 



