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Washington — {continued.) 



San Juan Island. A large, high island, 15 miles NW. and SE., which 

 forms the SW. side of the S. entrance of the Canal de Haro and 

 extends to a point near Victoria, B. C. The position of the SE. point 

 is Lat. 48°27' N. and Long. 122°58i' W. 



Seattle. A large city, situated on Elliots Bay, which opens on Admiralty 

 Inlet, 45 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The position of the 

 light-house is Lat. 47°39'43"N. and Long. 122°26'03"W. 



Snakalum Point. On the east coast of Whidbey Island, about 3 miles 

 east from Coupeville. 



Swantown. A local name for a place on the west coast of Whidbey Island, 

 about 10. miles north of Coupeville. 



Tacoma. This is a city at the SW. angle of Elliot Bay, which opens to 

 the NW. upon Admiralty Inlet. The position of the front of the city 

 is Lat. 47°16'N. and Long. 122°27' W. 



Tracyton. This is a village on the western side of the Port Washington 

 Narrows which connect Dyer Inlet on the NW. with Port Orchard. 

 The position is Lat. 47°36' N. and Long. 122°39' W. 



Whidbey Island. A long island forming the eastern extremity of the 

 Strait of Juan de Fuca. The position of the extreme western point is 

 Lat. 48°12'55"N. and Long. 122°45'31"W. 



Siberia. 



Bering Island. A large island, the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, 

 • 95 miles from the nearest cape of Kamtschatka. The position of the 

 NW. point is Lat. 55°18' N. and Long. 165°42'E. 



Konyam Bay. This bay is the northwesternmost of the bays which open 

 on the Strait of Seniavin. It opens to the SE. upon that strait, but 

 6 miles in front of it is the island of Ka-y-ne or Arakamtchetchene. 

 Liitke calls the bay Penkegnei and this name is found on the charts. 

 The position of Cape Netchkonome, the N. point of entrance, is Lat. 

 64°49i'N. and Long. 172°44i'W. 



