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Wrangell; peak, on the mainland (3,800 feet high), near the mouth of Stikine 

 river. So called as early as 1887 and perhaps earlier. Erroneously 

 Wrangel. 



Wrang-ell: port, on the southern shore of Alaska peninsula, west of Kodiak. Sur- 

 veyed by Yasilief, in 1831, and named after the then director of the Russian 

 American colonies. Baron von Wrangell. 



Wrangell; strait, connecting Sumner strait with Frederick sound and separating 

 31itkof island from Kupreanof and Woewodski islands, Alexander archi- 

 pelago. Named by the Russians after Vice- Admiral Baron von Wrangell. 



Wrangell; town, on the northern end of Wrangell island, Alexander archipelago. 

 Often called Fort Wrangell. The Russians built a stockaded post here, in 

 1834, to resist encroachments by the Hudson Bay Company and named it 

 Redoubt St. Dionysius. The United States established a military post 

 here, in 1867, which was maintained with interruptions until May, 1877, 

 and then abandoned. This post was called Fort Wrangell. Often mis- 

 spelled Wrangle and Wi-angel. The post-office established here in October, 

 1885, is called Fort Wrangell. 



Wrangell Narrows. The contracted part of Wrangell strait was so designated by 

 the pilots, a name published by the Hydrographic Office in 1869. 



Wrangell North Flat; see North. 



Wrangell South Flat; see South. 



Wright; glacier, on the mainland, near the head of Taku inlet, southeastern Alaska. 

 So named by the Coast Survey in 1893. 



Wright, island; see Aston. 



Wright; mountain (4,944 feet high), near Muir inlet, Glacier bay, southeastern 

 Alaska. So named, in 1890, by Reid, after Prof. George Frederick Wright, 

 who spent some time in this vicinity in 1886. 



Wright; point, on the southeastern shore of Dease inlet, Arctic coast. Name from, 

 British Admiralty chart 593 (1830-1882) . 



Wseiddoiv, volcano; see Ysevidof. 



Wulik; river, tributary to the Arctic ocean, between Point Hope and Cape Krusen- 

 stern. An Eskimo name, given by the Coast Survey, in 1890, as Woleek 

 and by the Hydrographic Office as Wooleek. 



Wi/anda, ledge; see Wayanda. 



Yacherk; Eskimo village, on the Igushik river, near Amanka lake, about 25 miles 

 west of Nushagak. Native name, from Spurr, of the Geological Survey, 

 in 1898, who wrote it Yachergamut, i. e., Yacherk people. 



Yachtshilagamut, village; see Yakchilak. 



Yacotat, bay; see Yakutat. 



Yagak, cape; see Yakak. 



Yngektalieh, bay; see Alitak. 



Yagodnoi, island; see Berry. 



Ynhna, river; see Yana. 



Yahtse; glacial stream, from ^lalaspina glacier, debouching in Icy bay. southeastern 

 Alaska. Native name, given as Yahtse or Yahtse-tah. Has also been 

 called Jones river. Late maps show two rivers, called East Yahtse and 

 West Yahtse, respectively. 



Yahtse-tah-shah, mountain; see St. Elias. 



Yaichnia, islets; see Guibert. 



Yaitchni, cape; see Egg. 



Yaitchny, islets; see Guibert. 



Yal-ain. cape; see Yaktag. 



Yakak; cape, the southwesternmost point of Adak island, Andreanof group, middle 

 Aleutians. Aleut name, from Tebenkof, 1849. Yeniaminof gives Yagak 



