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Wilby; island, in Port Chalmers-, Prince William soun.l. Named Wilby's island 



bv I'drtlock, in 1787, jireHumably after William Wilbye, assistant trader 



on his voyage. Portlock gives l)oth spellings. 

 Wild; island, southeast of Long island, 8itka sound, Alexander archipelago. Named 



Dikoi (wild) by Vasilief in 1809. 

 Wilder; <-reek, tributary from the west, to Delta river, near latitude 6.3° 30'. So 



named by Glenn, in 1898. 

 Wilkes; peak {3,15(5 feet high), in Wilkes range of mountains, southeastern Alaska. 



So named by Thomas in 1887. 

 Wilkes- range of mountains, on the mainland, north of and near mouth of Stikine 



river, soutiieastern Alaska. So named by Thomas, in 1887, after Rear-. 



Admiral Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 

 Willard; inlet, northeast of Dixon entrance, southeastern Alaska. So named by the 



Coast Survey in 1891. 

 Willard; missionary station, at the Indian village Kutkwutlu, near the mouth of 



Chilkat river, southeastern Alaska. Established prior to 1883. 

 William Henry; bay, on the west shore of Lynn canal, Alexander archipelago. 



Name adopted by Meade, in 1869, from the Hudson Bay traders. 

 Williams; island, at mouth of the Nushagak river, Bristol bay, Bering sea. Called 



William's by the Fish Commission in 1890. 

 Williams, point; see Craven. 

 Williams, reef; see Vasilief. 

 Williuin Smith, river; see Smith. 

 Willis; creek, tributary to Feather river, from the north, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 

 Willoughby; cove, on the south shore of Lemesurier island. Icy strait, Alexander 



archipelago. Surveyed and named by Hanus, in 1880, after Richard G. 



Willoughby, an Alaskan pioneer. 

 Willoughby; island (1,545 feet high), in Glacier bay, southeastern Alaska. Named 



by United States naval officers, in 1880, after Richard G. Willoughby, an 



Alaskan pioneer. 

 Willo-w; creek, tributary from the west, to Penny river, in the Nome mining 



region, Seward peninsula. Prospectors' name, published in 1900. 

 Willo-w; creek, tributary to the Koksuktapaga river, from the south, Seward i^enin- 



sula. Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Willo-w; creek, tributary to Port Clarence, from the east, Seward peninsula. Name 



from Barnard, 1900. 

 Willo-w; island, at mouth of the Unuk river, Alexander archipelago. So named by 



the Coast Survey in 1889. 

 Willo-w; point, on the western shore of Kizhuyak bay, north coast of Kodiak. Named 



Talnika (willow) by Murashef in 1839-40. Elliott spells it Talneek, and 



says all creeping willows are so designated by the Russians. 

 Wilson; cove, indenting the southwestern shore of Admiralty island, Alexander 



archipelago. Name published by the Coast Survey in 1896. 

 Wilson; creek, tributary, from the west, to North fork of Fortymile creek. Pros- 

 pectors' name, published by the Geological Survey in 1899. 

 Wilson; creek, tril)utary to left fork of the Koksuktapaga river, Seward peninsula. 



Name from Barnard, 1900. 

 Wilson; (Teek, tril)utary to South fork of the Koyukuk, from the north, near longi- 

 tude 150°. Prospectors' name, reported by the Geological Survey in 1899. 

 Wilson; islands, on western edge of the Stikine flats, Sumner strait, Alexander 



archipelago. So named by Thomas in l887. 

 Wilson; point, Cordova bay, Prince William sound. So named by Abercrombie in 



1898. 



