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Vulcan; creek, tril)iitary to the Tubutulik river, from the west, southeast of Omalik 

 inouutain, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, from Peters, 1900. 



Vulcan; point, the eastern point of entrance to Vulcan cove, Akutan island, eastern 

 Aleutians. So named by the Fish Commission in 1888. 



Vulcan Point; mountain, between Vulcan creek and Tubutulik river, Seward 

 ])eninsula. Local name, from Peters, 1900. 



Wachusett; cove, in Freshwater bay, Chichagof island, Chatham strait, Alexander 

 archipelago. Surveyed and named by the U. S. S. Wachusett, Com- 

 mander Henry Glass, U. S. N., commanding, in 1881. 



Wachusett; peak, on the mainland, near Farragut bay, southeastern Alaska. So 

 named by Thomas, in 1887, after the U. S. S. Wadiufiett, at one time 

 stationed in Alaskan waters. 



Wade; creek, tributary to Walker fork, from the north, in the Fortymile mining 

 district. Prospectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899. 

 Presumably named after the prospector Jack Wade. 



Wagner; lake (elevation 1,900 feet), draining through Tetling river to the Tanana. 

 Named by Lowe, in 1898, after Col. Arthur Lockwood Wagner, assistant 

 adjutant-general, U. S. A. 



Wainwright; inlet, on the Arctic coast, near Point P>elcher. So named by Beechey 

 in August, 1826, after Lieut. John Wainwright, R. N., a member of his 

 party. According to the Russians it is Tutagvak of the natives. 



Waite; island, in the Koyukuk river. So named by Allen, in 1885, after Chief 

 Justice Morrison Remick Waite. 



Wal-a-pai, inlet; see Refuge. 



Walden; rocks, at northeastern end of Nichols passage, Alexander archipelago. 

 Apparently so named by Nichols in 1883. Called Race reef in Coast Pilot 

 (1883 p. 79), this name being taken from local pilots. 



Wales; harbor, on the northwestern shore of Wales island, Alexander archipelago. 

 Name i^ublished by the Coast Survey in 1891 . 



Wales; island, at the mouth of Portland inlet. So named by Pender in 1868. 



Wales; passage, between Wales and Pearse islands, Alexander archipelago. So 

 named by the Coast Survey in 1891. 



Wales; point, the southernmost point of Wales island, at entrance to Portland 

 inlet, Alexander archipelago. So named by Vancouver in 1793. 



Walker; cove, in the mainland, opening into Behm canal, southeastern Alaska. 

 So named by Vancouver, in 1793, on his chart, but not mentioned in his 

 text. 



Walker; fork, of South fork of Fortymile creek, from the east, eastern Alaska. 

 Prospectors' name, published by the Coast Survey in 1898. 



Walker; island, south of Cone point, Revillagigedo channel, Alexander archipelago. 

 Apparently so named by local pilots. Lewis and Walker islands are near 

 together and their names have been confounded. The western is Lewis, 

 the eastern Walker. 



Walker; lake, near latitude 67°, drained by the Kowak river. Name reported by 

 Schrader, of the United States Geological Survey, in 1898. The lake is 

 seemingly identical with Mena-kak-a-shah of Cantwell in 1885. 



Walker, lake; see Naknek. 



Walker; point, "broad and wooded," the eastern point of entrance to Murder cove, 

 Frederick sound, Alexander archipelago. Called Carroll by Nichols in 

 the Coast Pilot, 1891, and Walker by the Coast Survey, in 1898. Since 

 the surveys of 1897 tJm poin^ has been called Walker, the name Carroll 

 being applied to an island about 3 miles to the east of it. 



Walker; station, on north bank of the Yukon, near the mouth of Tozi river, a])i)ai- 

 ently identical with Nuklukayet. 



