cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Scenery Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (57.0763889, -132.8058333)
Description: on E shore of Thomas Bay, 100 mi. E of Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name given in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas,  U.S. Navy (USN); published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Pastol Bay (Bay), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (63.1116667, -163.2472222)
Description: off Norton Sound, 30 mi. SW of St. Michael, Yukon-Kuskokwim  Delta
History: Name published by .tl Sarichev (1826, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "GUBA Pastol" or "Pastol Bay"; named for an early explorer or trader of the area. Petroff (U.S. Bur. Census, 1880, map) reported the name as "Pastoli."
Hodikof Bay (Bay), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8880556, 173.2822222)
Description: on E coast of Attu I., on N shore of Sarana Bay, Aleutian Islands. 0.5 mile long.
History: Name derived from Hodikof Point; shown as Purvis Cove on an Army Map Service (AMS) map published in 1948; listed as Hodikof Bay in the 1954 coast pilot (p. 475).
East Nagai Strait (Channel), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.2080556, -159.7363889)
Description: Incomplete Record. Between Nagai and Spectacle Is., in Shumagin Islands, Aleutian Range
History: Named by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1872 and published in 1888.
Kawokhawik Island (Island), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.7808333, -164.8219444)
Description: in Yukon Delta between Kawokhawik Slough and Kwiguk Pass, 8.5  mi. W of Kwiguk, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
History: Eskimo name meaning "overnight camp" reported in 1952 by  U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); so called because "in the days before outboard motors there was a camp here for overnight trips***."
Big Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.475, -148.5333333)
Description: flows SW 28 mi. to North Fork Chandalar River, 7 mi. NW of that  stream's junction with Middle Fork Chandalar River and 19 mi. S of Chandalar;  Brooks Range
History: prospectors' name reported in 1899 by Schrader (1900, pl. 60), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The Pillars (Pillar), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (53.1902778, -168.2255556)
Description: in Pacific Ocean, 3.5 mi. E of Thumb Point on E coast of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Translation of Russian name published by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Stolby," meaning "Pillars."
South Fork Garcia River (Stream), Mendocino County, California (38.8562974, -123.563067)
Description: 5.4-mile-long tributary of the Garcia River, heads at the NE end of Fleming Ridge; Tps12&11N, R15W, Mount Diablo Meridian.
History: A proposal to change the name of the river to South Fork P’da Ha? was not approved by the BGN on Mar. 8, 2018.
Space Launch Complex 10 (Military), Santa Barbara County, California (34.7652778, -120.6222222)
Description: National Historic Landmark. This NHL offers public access. Please contact the NHL directly for visitor information.
History: Built in 1958 for the U.S. Air Force's Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) Testing Program, this complex was adapted for space flight purposes. The launch facility was first used on June 16, 1959. The blockhouse contains one of the best existing collections of the working electronics used to support launches of that era and the entire complex is the best surviving example of a working launch complex built in the 1950s at the beginning of the American effort to explore space.
Natnokoka Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.6338889, -155.6658333)
Description: in the Dulbi Flats, 2 mi. E of Boatmakers Creek, flows NW to Nayuka River, 24 mi. WNW of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High.
History: Koyukan Indian name obtained at Huslia in 1956 by Orth.
Far Mountain (Summit), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (65.0807589, -145.7778015)
Description: 8 mi. ENE of Chena Hot Springs and 70 mi. SW of Circle,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Named by Prospectors and reported in 1904 by D. C.  Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Wiggins Head (Cape), San Juan County, Washington (48.7481611, -122.8929642)
Description: On Sucia Island, in the San Juan Islands, on NE shore of Fossil Bay, bound on the NE by Mud Bay and Snoring Bay.
History: Named for Charles Henry Wiggins who in the 1880's established a homestead near the W end of Mud Bay; the Wiggins family lived on the island for approximately 30 years
Mount Perry (Summit), Inyo County, California (36.2736617, -116.7243525)
Description: In Death Valley National Monument, in the Black Mountains of the Amargosa Range, 28 km (17.5 mi) west of the village of Death Valley.  (US-T121)
History: Named for John W S Perry (1848-1898), who designed the 20-mule-team  wagons used to haul borax from Death Valley in the 1880's.  (US-T121)
Town of Medway (Civil), Norfolk County, Massachusetts (42.1535277, -71.4290299)
Description: Located 23 mi SW of Boston (US-T121).
History: Settled in 1657, incorporated as a town in 1713.  Orgin of the name is uncertain.  The name may have been suggested from its location, on the Old Post Road, midway between Dedham and Mendon.  Another theory holds that it was named for the River Medway in England (MA-T1/p30).
Valley of Precipices (Valley), North Slope County, Alaska (68.0081532, -150.811435)
Description: along Ernie Creeek, W of Blackface Mtn., 24 mi. E of Anaktuvuk Pass, Brooks Range.
History: So named by Marshall (1956 p. 16), about 1930, who wrote "the valley was bounded by high, dark and dangerous looking precipices, surpassing, in my estimation, the grandeur of Yosemite. We called it 'Valley of the Precipices'."
Gadsden Peak (Summit), Pima County, Arizona (31.9610044, -112.8195444)
Description: Located in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument/Organ Pipe Cactus Wilderness 5.5 mi. N of Lukeville, 28 mi. S of Ajo; one of two peaks that, along with Levy Peak, collectively comprise Twin Peaks; Sec. 7, T17S, R5W Gila-Salt River Meridian
History: The name honors James Gadsden (1788-1858), Minister to Mexico who negotiated the Gadsden Purchase
Face Mountain (Summit), Skagway County, Alaska (59.4771199, -135.4309097)
Description: Near the head of Taiya Inlet, 6.7 km (4.2 mi) WNW of Skagway, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1897 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) (Baker, 1906, p. 489).
Little Shotgun Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (63.0458333, -149.7977778)
Description: flows SE to Shotgun Creek, 61 mi. SW of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Prospectors' name obtained in 1913 by J. W. Bagley, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); published by Capps (in Martin, 1919, pl. 5), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dawes Glacier (Glacier), Petersburg Borough County, Alaska (57.451589, -132.543182)
Description: heads at Alaska-Canada boundary, trends NW to Endicott Arm, 96 mi. NW of Sitka, Coast Mts. 15 miles long.
History: Named in 1891 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Henry Laurens Dawes, 1816-1903, lawyer and statesman from Massachusetts. The glacier was originally called "Young Glacier" in 1880 by John Muir for Reverend S. Hall Young, his companion (Young, 1915, p. 147).
Mount Jepson (Summit), Inyo County, California (37.0888496, -118.4952691)
Description: In Kings Canyon National Park, in the Sierra Nevada 1.1 km (0.7 mi) southeast of Mount Sill and 19.2 km (12 mi) southwest of Big Pine.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Willis Linn Jepson (1867-1946), Professor of Botany, University of California at Berkeley, 1899-1937.  (US-T121)
Hat Lake (Lake), Shasta County, California (40.5085074, -121.4660174)
Description: Located in sec 25,T31N,R4E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In Lassen Volcanic National Park, on West Fork Hat Creek, 0.64 km (0.4 mi) south of Emigrant Pass and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) east-northeast of Crescent Crater. (US-T121)
Mount Chipperfield (Summit), Gallatin County, Montana (45.3270385, -111.3543903)
Description: In the Madison Range, 4.8 km (3 mi) S of Gallatin Peak and 47 km (29 mi) SW of Bozeman.  (US-T121)
History: Named for William Albert Chipperfield (1893-1980), a district ranger with the U.S. Forest Service who surveyed the area between 1919 and 1921.  (US-T121)
Foul Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.3563889, -152.8563889)
Description: extends SE, off Shelikof Strait, on W coast of Afoganak I., 25 mi. N of Afognak, N of Kodiak I. 7 miles long.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1952 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Battleboro (Populated Place), Edgecombe County, North Carolina (36.0490424, -77.7491431)
Description: Located in northeastern Nash County and southwestern Edgecombe County, 13 km (8 mi) north northeast of Rocky Mount.
History: Settled about 1840 as a railroad station.  Incorporated in 1872, the community was named for James and Joseph Battle, financial supporters of the Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad.  (NC-T11/p26)
Mount Douglas (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (57.796241, -136.2684214)
Description: 11 mi. NW of Chichagof, on W coast of Chichagof I.; Alex. Arch.
History: name published in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8258. published as Davison Peak by Overbeck (1919, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Granite Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.1913889, -162.3736111)
Description: heads at N end of Darby Mts., flows SE to Tubutulik River in Death Valley, 35 mi. SE of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. 9 miles long.
History: Prospectors name reported in 1909 by Smith and Eakin (1911, pl. 1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gates County (Civil), Gates County, North Carolina (36.4449436, -76.7005267)
Description: Located in northeastern North Carolina, along the boundary with Virginia; County Seat: Gatesville.
History: Formed in 1779, named for General Horatio Gates (1728-1806), who commanded forces which defeated British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October 1777 during the Revolutionary War. (NC-T11/p188)
Town of Warwick (Civil), Franklin County, Massachusetts (42.6771054, -72.3405415)
Description: Located on the NH-MA Boundary, 15 mi NE of Greenfield; Franklin County (US-T121).
History: Settled about 1739, incorporated as a town in 1763. Named in honor of the Earl of Warwick (1634-1769). Before 1763, it was known as the plantation called Roxbury Canada (MA-T1/p. 48).
Uinkaret Plateau (Plain), Mohave County, Arizona (36.4749817, -113.1088231)
Description: N end at 371000N1131000W, S end at 361000N1130900W, 105 km (65 mi) long, with an elevation generally above 1,524 m (5,000 ft), extends N from the N rim of the Grand Canyon into UT to Gooseberry Mesa and the Vermilion Cliffs; bounded on the W by the Hurricane Cliffs and on the E by Toroweap Valley, AZ with the boundary extending approx. N to Colorado City.  Incomplete record.
Sweetwater (Populated Place), Pinal County, Arizona (33.1319975, -111.8406922)
History: 'Sweetwater', a translation of the former Papago Indian name, 'Siovi Shuatak', was approved by the Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council in June 19, 1940 (US-T121). A stage station was established here in 1879 and followed by the Pima Agency for Arizona Territory in 1879 (AZ-T101/p. 598).
Unanimous Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.2047222, -150.2041667)
Description: heads on Eureka Dome, flows SE to Eureka Creek, 20 mi. S of  Rampart, Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1931 by J. B. Mertie, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mount Gilbert (Summit), Chugach County, Alaska (61.1720429, -148.2706277)
Description: near head of Serpentine Glacier, 54 mi. E of Anchorage, Chugach  Mts.
History: Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant and O. F. Higgins for Grove  Karl Gilbert, 1843-1918, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist.
Kashunuk River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.2733333, -165.6291667)
Description: distributary of Yukon River, heads at junction of Driftwood and Kashunuk Sloughs, 615230N1625545W, flows SW to Angyoyaravak Bay,  Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name from Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who wrote it "Kizhunak." E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, crossed this stream in Dec. 1878 and gave it its present spelling.
City of East Providence (Civil), Providence County, Rhode Island (41.8005043, -71.3582134)
Description: Located on east side of Providence and Seekonk Rivers; Providence County (US-T121).
History: Incorporated as a town, March 1, 1862.  Became a city, December 1, 1958.  Named by Governor William Sprague.  Roger Williams was the first white settler taken from Seekonk, Massachusetts (US-T121).
Joe Guay Slough (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.3266667, -147.5102778)
Description: an anabranch of the Yukon River, flows SW to New Cutoff, 4 mi. SW of Beaver, Yukon Flats.
History: Name derived from Joe Guay Island; reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
North Fork Aniakchak River (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (56.8008333, -157.6561111)
Description: on Alaska Peninsula, flows S joins the main stream 7 mi. above its  mouth, 18 mi. W of Cape Kunmik, Aleutian Range
History: Local name reported in 1924 by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and shown on a 1924 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) map.
Deep Inlet (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (56.9647222, -135.265)
Description: on W coast of Baranof I., 5 mi. S of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 4.5 miles long.
History: This is a translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name given in 1809 by the navigator Ivan Vasiliev the first, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN). Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), published it as "Guba Glubokaya," meaning "Deep Bay." It was called "Bukhta Dorokhova," meaning "Fool's Bay, by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 38), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Pawpaw Point (Cape), St. Mary's County, Maryland (38.2640166, -76.6544065)
Description: Located on the NW shore of Breton Bay at the SW end of Pawpaw Hollow, 0.64 km (0.4 mi) WNW of Lovers Point and 3.2 km (2 mi) SW of Leonardtown.  (US-T121)
Rudyerd Island (Island), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.2947222, -131.0344444)
Description: in Behm Canal, at the mouth of Princess Bay, on the SE coast of  Revillagigedo I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the English  engineer John Rudyerd.
Whidbey Bay (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.9633333, -148.9430556)
Description: between Capes Fairfield and Mansfield, on Kenai Peninsula, 22 mi. SE of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1908 by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "after Vancouver's  Lieut, "Joseph Whidbey."
Khaz Peak (Summit), Sitka County, Alaska (57.50017, -135.9579374)
Description: On Khaz Peninsula, on the SW coast of Chichagof Island, 13 mi SE of Chichagof, Alex Arch.
History: Name derived from Khaz Bay, published in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8248.
Morgan Mountain (Summit), Tehama County, California (40.3709054, -121.5240213)
Description: Located in sec 15,T29N,R4E, Mount Diablo Meridian. Bound on the west by Summit Creek and on the east by Sawmill Creek, 1.3 km (0.8 mi) northeast of Morgan Summit and 2.2 km (1.4 mi) south-southeast of Christies Hill. (US-T121)
Dale Hollow Lake (Reservoir), Clay County, Tennessee (36.5367284, -85.4516343)
History: The reservoir was named after Dale Hollow, a plantation, and later farm, that had been settled in 1808 by William Dale.  Descendants of William Dale lived on the farm until 1942 when construction on the dam began.  (US-T147/200310/lrn.usace.army.mil/op/DAL/rec/)
Clear Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.7433333, -147.9188889)
Description: heads at 642000N1472600W, flows N to Salchacket Slough, 8 mi. SW of Fairbanks, Tanana Low. 36 miles long.
History: Local name shown in 1911 on a fieldsheet by R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Idaho Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.2269444, -164.7591667)
Description: flows SW to Kuzitrin River, 20 mi. NW of Mount Bendeleben, Seward Peninsula High. 3 miles long.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tulimanik Island (Island), North Slope County, Alaska (71.1291667, -154.9616667)
Description: On the NE side of Fatigue Bay, 3 mi ESE of Tangent Point and 44 mi ESE of Barrow.
History: Eskimo name "Toolemina (tulimanak)," meaning "whale rib" was shown on Commander Maguire's map (Great Britain, 1854, map facing p. 186), located at the southeast end of Fatgue Bay; other maps have shown the name on nearby islands.
Katlitna River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.8247222, -155.6105556)
Description: heads in lake, flows NW to Kuskokwim River, 9 mi. S of McGrath,  Kuskokwim Low.
History: Ingalik Indian name obtained in 1908 by Maddren (1910, pl.  1), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Lieutenant La. A. Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), in 1842-44, applied another Indian name,  "Kichotno."
Cape Sagak (Cape), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.8236111, -169.1166667)
Description: SW tip of Umnak I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Aleut name reported by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 298), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as  "Sigak," probably from the Aleut "sagaq," which, according to R. H. Geoghegan, means "sleep." This point was referred to by Captain Tebenkov  (1852, map 25), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "M(ys) Sagakh," or "Cape sagakh."
Alkali Creek (Stream), Tuolumne County, California (37.9196456, -119.4046044)
Description: In Yosemite National Park, heads 2.7 km (1.7 mi) west-southwest of Sheep Peak and flows southwest to Conness Creek 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northeast of Glen Aulin on the Tuolumne River. (US-T121)
Tatina River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.2986111, -153.3786111)
Description: Heads at the foot of a glacier, flows SW to the South Fork Kuskokwim River, 11 mi NW of Rainy Pass.
History: Indian name reported by Lieutenant Joseph Herron, U.S. Army, in 1899; variant name Rohn River, given by Josiah Spurr, U.S. Geological Survey in 1898, for Oscar Rohn, a member of his exploring party.
Girdwood (Populated Place), Anchorage County, Alaska (60.9425, -149.1663889)
Description: On Seward Highway and The Alaska Railroad, on NE shore of Turnagain Arm, 11 mi. NE of Sunrise and 35 mi. SE of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.
History: Named for James E. Girdwood, a miner, who came to the area in 1896 (DeArmond, 1962, p. 40-41). The Girdwood post office was established in 1907 (Ricks, 1965, p. 23).
Kun River (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.8488889, -165.6338889)
Description: heads at 615400N1643700W flows W to Scammon Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: W. H. Dall (1870, p. 275) wrote "North of Cape Dyer, a  small river, called by Captain (Elijah E.) Smith the "Maria Louisa River" ("Kun of the Inniut" (Eskimo), empties into Scammon Bay."
Cape Ommaney (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.1672222, -134.6694444)
Description: southern tip of Baranof I., 4.5 mi. SSW of Port Alexander, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1789 by James Colnett, English fur trader. La  Perouse called it "Tschirikow," for Captain Alexie Ilich Chirikov, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), the Russian navigator who he thought landed in this area July 1741. Captain Alessandro Malaspina, in 1791, called it "Punta Oesta de la Entrada del Principe," meaning "West Point of the Prince's Entrance." In 1796-99 local  traders called it "Menzie's Cape;" Captain U. F. Lisianski called it "South Cape" in 1804.
Johnston Creek (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.0091667, -141.9122222)
Description: heads in glacier 2.6 mi. SW of Mount McPherson, flows SW to  Gulf of Alaska, 1 mi. SE of Munday Creek and 83 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias  Mts.
History: Nmaed for Richard C. Johnston, who discovered petroleum in  the Yakataga region about 1897. Name reported by G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1903.
Teuchet Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9952778, -145.6241667)
Description: flows NW to East Fork Chena River, 60 mi. N of Big Delta,  Yukon-Tanana High.
History: Prospectors' name derived from the German words "Teichel",  or later "Teuchel," meaning "water conduit" or "conduit-pipe;" reported in  1909 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Capps, 1912, pl. 1).
Bear Island (Island), Copper River County, Alaska (61.1047222, -142.4338889)
Description: in Chitina River, 10 mi. W of Gibraltar Hill, 28 mi. SE of McCarthy; St. Elias Mts.
History: so named in 1915 by F. H. Moffit, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), "besause a bear was seen on its shore."
Amakdedulia Cove (Bay), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.1916667, -154.1602778)
Description: on W shore of Kamishak Bay 27 mi. SE of Kakhonak, Aleutian Range; 2 miles wide.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1923 by K. F. Mather (in Brooks and others, 1925, pl. 3), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Maynard Glacier (Glacier), Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska (58.6915884, -136.6098966)
Description: in Glacier Bay National Monument, heads on Goat Ridge, trends  NE to its 1950 terminus 1.4 mi. W of Charpentier Inlet, 58 mi. NW of Hoonah,  St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by W. O. Field and W. S. Cooper for Rear Admiral Washburn Maynard, 1844-1913, U.S. Navy (USN), who was in command of the U.S.S. Pinta  when he took H. F. Reid to Muir Glacier in 1892.
Kulthieth River (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.1913889, -142.8961111)
Description: heads in Robinson Mts., flows SW to Kaliakh River, 18 mi. WNW  of Cape Yakataga, St. Elias Mts.
History: Indian name "Cul=theeth" obtained in 1904 by G. C. Martin,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), from J. L. McPherson, Deputy U. S. Mineral Surveyor; pronounced "Kul-thee-e'th" according to G. H. Moffitt, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Kadakina Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.2761111, -152.1047222)
Description: flows W from Taclodahten Lake to Kanuti River, 25 mi. SE of  Allakaket, Kanuti Flats.
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1956 at Allakaket by T. E.  Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Dova Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.9202778, -132.7283333)
Description: extends SW 2 mi. off Tlevak Strait, on N coast of Long I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1928 by Captain R. S. Patton, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), who derived  it "from the last part of the name 'Cordova,' the adjoining bay."
Cape Kayakliut (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (57.2933333, -156.3186111)
Description: between Imuya and Wide Bays, on SE caost of Alaska Peninsula, 44  mi. SE of Ugashik, Aleutian Range
History: Eskimo name published in 1835 as "P(ointe) Kamgliuck" by  Admiral A. J. von Krusenstern, Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Matsutnak River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (69.7377778, -142.0847222)
Description: Flows northwest to Ekaluakat River, southeast of its junction with Egaksrak River, 19 miles west of Demarcation Point, Arctic Plain.  
History: Eskimo name recorded on Barter Island in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and refers to a kind of tuber used for food.
Goose Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.5513889, -164.1130556)
Description: Heads 8.3 mi WSW of Lava Lake, flows SE to the Noxapaga River, 4 mi NE of the mouth of Turner Creek, 25 mi. W of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1901 by T. G. Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
North Cape (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (56.5991667, -135.1333333)
Description: N point of entrance to Whale Bay, on SW coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 133);  derived from "N Mys" published in 1850 by the Russian American Company.
Step Mountains (Ridge), Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska (65.4968468, -141.3891257)
Description: NE-SW trending group of ridges between Kandik and Nation Rivers, 14 mi SW of Indian Grave Mountain and 48 mi NNW of Eagle, Porcupine Plateau
History: So named in 1965 by Earl Brabb, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "the  mountains are comprised of parallel ridges, either flat-topped or with flat benches near the top that look like steps at a distance."