cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Macnamara Point (Cape), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.3311111, -133.0641667)
Description: on W coast of Zarembo I., 28 mi. SW of Wrangell; Alex. Arch.
History: named on September 1, 1793, by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN),  "no doubt in honor of James Macnamara, who served under Hood and was later  Rear-Admiral in the RN" (Wagner, 1937, p. 395).
Smith River (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (70.9230556, -153.1297222)
Description: heads in lake on N shore of Teshekpuk Lake, flows N. to  Beaufort Sea, near Pitt Point, Arctic Plain.
History: On July 26, 1839, THOMAS Simpson (1843, p. 134) wrote: "a considerable river, named after William Smith, Esquire, Secretary to the  Hudson's Bay Company." Recorded as W. Smith's River" on Simpson's map.
Cabin Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.3872222, -134.4658333)
Description: on N shore of Hood Bay, 9 mi. SE of Angoon, on W coast of  Admiralty I., Alex. Arch.
History: So named Cabin Point in 1929 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "because of a cabin at the base of the point." It had been called Village Point by local  pilots.
East Longwell Ridge (Ridge), Clark County, Nevada (36.3418837, -114.5112147)
Description: extends in a NE-SW direction, SE of West Longwell Ridge, on the E end of Muddy Mountains
History: named in 1980 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for Dr Chester Ray Longwell (1887-1975) who performed the initial geological studies of the Muddy Mountains 362045N1143015W (NE end) 361810N1143215W (SW end)
Addor (Populated Place), Moore County, North Carolina (35.0779356, -79.4619823)
Description: Located in southern Moore County.
History: Incorporated in 1881 as Keyser and named for an official of the Raleigh and Augusta Airline Railroad.  The town name was changed in October 1918 to Addor in honor of Felix Addor, a local soldier who was killed while serving on the ship S S Leviathan in March 1918.  (NC-T11/p4)
Naknek River (Stream), Bristol Bay County, Alaska (58.7186111, -157.0655556)
Description: heads in Naknek Lake, flows W to Kvichak Bay, on Alaska Peninsula,  2 mi. W of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name published as "Naknek Riviere" by Captain Lutke  (1836, p. 257). It was shown as "R(eka) Naknek" by Captain Tebenkov (1852, map  4).
Saltery Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.1841667, -132.7955556)
Description: on W coast of Prince of Wales I. in Sukkwan Strait, 1.6 mi. SE of Hydaburg, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1924 by US@C&GS because of "a nearby salmon  saltery * * *."
Jago Entrance (Channel), North Slope County, Alaska (70.1375, -143.3686111)
Description: on coast of Beaufort Sea, 3.5 mi. E of Barter I., between  Bernard and Jago Spits, Arctic Plain.
History: Local name reported in 1952 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). The name is derived  from the Jago River.
Spurt Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (57.0269444, -132.8916667)
Description: on W shore of Thomas Bay, 2 mi. NW of Ruth I. and 98 mi. E of  Sitka, Coast Mts.
History: Named in 1887 by Lieutenant Commander C. M. Thomas, U.S. Navy (USN); name published in 1888 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Point Astley (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.7158333, -133.6494444)
Description: S point of entrance to Holkham Bay, 3 mi. W of Wood Spit and 49  mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Named by Captain Vancouver (1798, v. 3, p. 280), Royal Navy (RN), when it  was discovered on August 13, 1794, by Lieutenant J. Shidbey, RN.
Nasty Pond (Lake), Lake County, Oregon (42.9555796, -120.0980729)
Description: At the SW end of an unnamed alkali flat, 8.9 km (5.5 mi) W of the locality of Alkali Lake.
History: Named in 1984 by geographers from the University of Oregon, for the odor and appearance of the pond during periods of growth following infrequent rains.
Hugh Miller Inlet (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.7516667, -136.4780556)
Description: along SW shore of Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Monument, S of Gilbert I., 58 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Named "Hugh Miller Fiord" in 1879 by John Muir (1915, p. 312). The name was derived from Hugh Miller Glacier.
Kiska Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.9641667, 177.46)
Description: one of Rat Islands.; Aleutian Islands. 107.2 square miles in size.
History: Aleut name used by the early Russians. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), cites W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), as giving the meaning as "gut," but Geoghegan (1944, p. 144) gives the word "angig" with that meaning. seen by Vitus Bering on October 25, 1741 (Old Style (O.S.) calendar), and named by him "St. Markiana (St. Makarius)." with Bering's "St. Stephen "
Greenbury Point (Cape), Anne Arundel County, Maryland (38.9751122, -76.4541261)
Description: Located along the Severn River, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) southwest of Hackett Point and 3.2 km (2 mi) east southeast of Annapolis.  (US-T121)
History: Named for Nicholas Greenberry (c 1627-1697), Governor of Maryland from 1693 to 1694.  The area was occupied by Puritans from Virginia in the middle 17th century.  Today the site is a US Navy facility and part of the "ship to shore" communications complex for the Atlantic Fleet.  (US-T121)
Cobb Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.0136111, -135.2925)
Description: in Eastern Channel, 3 mi. SE of Sitka, off W coast of Baranof  I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1880 by U.S. Navy (USN) and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1883  Coast Pilot (p. 144).
Yakutat Glacier (Glacier), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.6113384, -138.9394546)
Description: heads at 593200N1383800W, trends SW to its 1961 terminus on Harlequin Lake, 29 mi. E of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: This name, derived from Yakutat Bay, was published in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8000.
Big Sky Lake (Lake), Missoula County, Montana (47.1145114, -113.3916113)
Description: Located 1.8 km (1.1 mi) NW of Salmon Lake and 6.6 km (4.1 mi) W of Woodworth.
History: Name changed by court order executed in the District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Montana in 1966 in reference to the Big Sky Lake Company, then sole owner of the property abutting the lake.
Dogshead Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (61.3746909, -152.0328726)
Description: in Tordrillo Mts., N of Capps Glacier, trends SE to its terminus, 35 mi. NW of Tyonek, Alaska Range. 3.3 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Back Bay (Bay), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.0819444, -152.7661111)
Description: on S coast of Afognak I., extends N at head of Afognak Bay, 5 mi. N of Afognak, Kodiak I. 1 mile long.
History: Local name; reported in 1900 by Lieutenant Commander Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), commander of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) steamer Albatross.
Dora Island (Island), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.6616667, -149.7108333)
Description: southernmost of Twin Island, 34 mi. SW of Seward, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) "after the steamship Dora which plied these waters in 1912 and earlier."
Buckley Bar Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.33, -144.5638889)
Description: flows SW to Birch Creek, 37 mi. SW of Circle, Yukon-Tanana High. 4.6 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1911 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1913, pl. 1).
Inian Islands (Island), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.2486111, -136.3286111)
Description: Extends 4.5 miles off the N coast of Chichagof Island, N of South Inian Pass, 34 mi NW of Hoonah, Saint Elias Mountains.
History: Named in 1879 by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in the 1883 Alaska Coast Pilot (p.186).
Eek (Populated Place), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.2188889, -162.0244444)
Description: population 200, on left bank of Eek River, 12 mi. E of Kuskokwim River and 41 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: population 200, on left bank of Eek River, 12 mi. E of Kuskokwim River and 41 mi. SW of Bethel, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Chisana Glacier (Glacier), Copper River County, Alaska (61.9200024, -142.4201209)
Description: heads at Chisana Pass, trends NE 16 mi. to its 1957 terminus at  head of Chisana River; Wrangell Mts.
History: named in 1902 by F. C. Schrader, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because "it forms  the Chisana River."
Liberty (Populated Place), Maricopa County, Arizona (33.3775421, -112.4868287)
History: Although given the name 'Altamount' the local settlers called the post office 'Toothaker Place' because Harriet Toothaker, first postmaster, ran the post office from her home (1895-1898).  Relocated, the Liberty post office existed from 1901 to 1942 (AZ-T101).
Black Bottom Branch (Stream), Kent County, Maryland (39.288722, -75.7871566)
Description: Flows SSW into Cypress Branch, 3.2 km (2 mi) SE of Massey and 4.8 km (3 mi) S of Colts. (US-T121)
History: The stream is named for a nearby road which was named for the dark organic rich soils observed along the stream. (US-T121)
Ku-gat-gui-gut (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.5128433, -158.1608988)
Description: flows S 25 mi to Ke-mam-gu-y-guok, 36 mi. NE of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.
History: Eskimo name reported in 1910 by H. C. Fasset, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Agripina Bay (Bay), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (57.115, -156.4380556)
Description: 9 mi. NE of Cape Providence, extends E off S coast Alaska Peninsula, 43 mi. NE of Sutwik I., Aleutian Range. 2.8 miles long.
History: Named in 1832 by Ensign Vasiliev and published as Agrippine baie by Captain Lutke (1836, p. 277) Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).
Dadina Glacier (Glacier), Copper River County, Alaska (62.0341091, -144.2272201)
Description: trends from Mount Zanetti to its terminus at head of Dadina River, 15 mi. SW of Mount Sanford, Wrangell Mts. 9.5 miles long.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1902 (in Mendenhall, 1905, pl. 4); named for the river.
North Fork Sun Creek (Stream), Madison County, Montana (44.9479817, -111.5266299)
Description: Heads in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest/Lee Metcalf Wilderness, in Coney Lake, flows SW to Sun Creek, 4.8 km (3 mi) ESE of Sun Creek Ranch, 14 km (9 mi) N of the community of Cliff Lake.
Northwestern Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.8733481, -150.0315404)
Description: Heads in the Kenai Mountains, trends S to the head of Northwestern Fior, 8 km (5 mi) E of McCarty Glacier, 55 mi. NE of Homer, Chugach Mts.
History: Named about 1909 by U.S.Grant (U.S. Geological Survey), for Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill (in Books and others, 1910, pl. 3).
Kogomiut (historical) (Populated Place), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.4666667, -165.1666667)
Description: on Bering Sea coast, 9 mi. NE of Black River and 8 mi. SW of Waklarok, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Former Eskimo village reported about 1938 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Cape Prince of Wales (Cape), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.5963889, -168.0847222)
Description: westernmost point of seward Peninsula, 55 mi. NW of Teller, Seward  Peninsula High.
History: Named on Sunday, May 9, 1778, by Captain Cook (1785, v. 2,  p. 443), Royal Navy (RN), who said, This point of land, which I named Cape Prince of Wales, is the more remarkable, by being the Western extremity of all America  hitherto known. The Eskimo name, published by Sarichev (1826, map 4), was M(ys) Nykhta, that is, Nykhta Cape. It is reported that in 1728 Bering named  it Mys Gvozdeva, or Gvozdev Cape, probably for Michael Gvozdev, a Russian surveyor who made explorations in this area.
Swan Ponds (Lake), Kent County, Michigan (42.9975308, -85.3377959)
Description: Located at the head of Dairy Farm Creek in Vergennes Township, W of Biggs Avenue, 6.9 km (4.3 mi) N of Lowell and 27.4 km (17 mi) E of the city of Grand Rapids.
History: Named for the swans which frequent the area.
Rupe Peak (Summit), Idaho County, Idaho (46.2974555, -114.4737849)
Description: In the Bitterroot Mountains, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) NNW of Blodgett Mountain.
History: Named for Loyd Ellis Rupe (1892_1980), who with the U.S.Forest Service helped construct the packing trail from Kooskia to Hamilton; the trail goes around the base of the peak.
Lake Elaine (Lake), Vilas County, Wisconsin (46.1764634, -89.2974388)
Description: 14 acres in size with a maximum depth of 26 feet. Located in the Town of Land O'Lakes on the campus of the Conserve School, 3.2 km (2 mi) northeast of Black Oak Lake, 6.4 km (4 mi) west-northwest of the community of Land O'Lakes.
History: Named for Elaine Lowenstine (1927-1994), longtime area resident and wife of the founder of the Conserve School.
Falls Creek (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.7091667, -132.6130556)
Description: On E coast of Prince of Wales Island, flows S to the Thorne River, 0.2 mi upstream form the mouth of Lava Creek, Alex. Arch. 5 miles long.
History: Descriptive name given by C. L. Sainsbury, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1956, because of "the large number of waterfalls in its center portion."
Coles Point (Populated Place), Westmoreland County, Virginia (38.1437402, -76.6355145)
Description: Located on the east side of Lower Machodoc Creek.
History: Established as a fishing community on the north and east side of Lower Machodoc Creek. Named Cole Point on U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic maps since 1892, but listed as Coles Point in Gannett's 1904 Gazetteer of Virginia. Plural form made official by a decision of the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1940.
Meade Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.8927778, -134.3519444)
Description: on Kuiu I., at entrance to Security Bay, 38 mi. SE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in late 1880's by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Rear Admiral Richard  Worsam Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), who made surveys in this vicinity in 1868-69.
Rockwell Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.9322222, -133.1277778)
Description: S point of entrance to Waterfall Bay, cn W coast of Dall I.; Alex. Arch.
History: named in 1928 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), "in honor of Kiffin Rockwell,  aviator in the Lafayette Escadrille, World War I, who lost his life in  action."
Port Conclusion (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (56.2722222, -134.6577778)
Description: 2 mi. N of Port Alexander, on E coast of Baranof I., Alex. Arch. 3 miles long.
History: So named by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), because his work on the northwest coast of North America was ended at this point. "Vancouver's vessels were anchored here from August 1-22, 1794" (Wagner, 1937, p. 382).
Yellow Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.0708333, -131.5338889)
Description: on NE shore of Tamgas Harbor, Annette I., Alex. Arch.
History: This point was probably named in 1883 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN); called "Signal Point" by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1886.
Iowa Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.8925, -147.2397222)
Description: flows S to Little Chena River, 14 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 7 miles long.
History: Name given by prospectors; reported in 1907 by C. C. Covert (in Henshaw and Covert, 1908, pl. 9), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Gem Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.4263889, -133.9591667)
Description: on E shore of Snug Cove, on E coast of Admiralty I., 2 mi. SW  of Church Point and 59 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1889 by Lieutenant Commander H. B. Mansfield, U.S. Navy (USN); name  published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 144).
Primus Creek (Stream), North Slope County, Alaska (68.3577778, -158.8705556)
Description: Heads in Delong Mts., flows SW to Buccaneer Creek, 4 mi upstream from its mouth, 51 mi. WNW of Howard Pass, Brooks Range
History: Named in 1951 by I.L. Tailleur, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for a stove used for  camp cooking.
Tategnak Point (Cape), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.7722222, -171.6572222)
Description: In the NW part of Saint Lawrence Island, 1.6 mi SE of Chibukak Point, 3 mi. SE of Gambell.
History: Eskimo name said to mean "like the bridge of the nose"  (tateghnak). The name was reported in 1949 by Major H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Entrance Islet (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (56.8652778, -135.5219444)
Description: In the Necker Islands, at W point of entrance to Symonds Bay, off N coast of Biorka Island, 24 km (15 mi) SW of Sitka; Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1879 by Lieutenant F. M. Symonds, U.S. Navy (USN).
Lone Mountain (Summit), Dillingham County, Alaska (59.359674, -160.2460945)
Description: in Ahklun Mts., 4 mi. E of Gechiak Lake and 52 mi. NE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Descriptive name reported in 1954 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Promisla Bay (Bay), Sitka County, Alaska (57.1538889, -135.5127778)
Description: on S coast of Krestof I., 9.5 mi. NW of Sitka, Alex. Arch. 0.7 mile wide.
History: Russian name meaning Providence, given in 1833 by the navigator Ensign Vasiliev; published in 1848 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. chart 1397 as Zal(iv) Promysla (from Bozhiy Promysl).
Iron Creek (Stream), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.7916667, -149.0069444)
Description: flows SE to Moose Creek, 12 mi. NE of Palmer, Talkeetna Mts. 1.6 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1919 by A. H. Brooks and G. C. Martin (in Brooks and others, 1921, pl. 7), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Slones Ridge (Populated Place), Lake County, Florida (28.5788862, -81.944524)
Description: Located along State Route 50, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) W of Mascotte, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) E of the community of Mabel.
History: Named for William W. Slone (1822-1900), former resident and homesteader.
Potter Brook (Stream), Centre County, Pennsylvania (40.8079828, -77.7420318)
Description: Located in Harris Township, heads on the southeast slope of Nittany Mountain, flows southeast to enter Mackeys Run, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northeast of Linden Hall.
History: Named for General James Potter (1729-1789) and his relatives Fergus Potter and John Fergus Potter, who owned property through which the stream flows in the late 18th century.
Lake Moomaw (Reservoir), Bath County, Virginia (37.9726054, -79.9641174)
Description: Formed by damming the Jackson River 17.7 km (11 mi) N of Covington.
History: Named by Congressional action, Public law 95-518, October 25, 1978 for Ben C. Moomaw Jr., member of the Gathright Dam Committee, James River Basin. Association.
Ibach Point (Cape), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (58.8766667, -136.795)
Description: In Glacier Bay National Monument, extending N between Reid Inlet and Glacier Bay, 20 mi NE of Mount Crillon, 72 mi. NW of Hoonah, St. Elias Mts.
History: Named by National Park Service (NPS) in 1962 in honor of Joe Ibach (died 1959), who once lived on Reid Inlet and extensively explored and prospected for 35 years in the area now located within the national monument.
West Fork Glacier (Glacier), Denali County, Alaska (63.5418317, -147.2771275)
Description: trends SW to its 1956 terminus at headwaters of West Fork  Susitna River, 55 mi. SE of Healy, Alaska Range
History: Local name reported in 1913 by J. W. Bagley (in Moffit, 1915, fig. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
First Lake (Lake), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (61.0675056, -151.1457822)
Description: in course of Indian Creek, on W shore of Cook Inlet, Cook Inlet Low. 700 feet long.
History: Local name reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); so named because it is the first lake encountered when traveling from Tyonek to the Chuitna River.
Point Iphigenia (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.3811111, -133.1461111)
Description: on W coast of Prince of Wales I., E point of entrance to Port  Caldera, 6.4 mi. S of Craig, Alex. Arch.
History: Name given in 1775-79 by Don Juan de la Bodega y Quadra and Francisco Antonio Maurelle as "Punta de Santa Efigenia" or "Point of  Saint Efigenia."
Setter Lake (Lake), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.6516754, -132.5207038)
Description: On E coast of Prince of Wales Island, SW of Thorne Bay, 9 mi NNW of Kasaan, Alex. Arch.
History: Local descriptive name reported in 1956 by C. L.  Sainsbury, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who stated, "This name is in local usage by the loggers at a nearby logging camp, and the name is suggested by the shape of the lake (?)."
Alder Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8172222, -149.4269444)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows NE to Sixmile Creek, 4.7 mi. S of Sunrise, Chugach Mts. 5 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1904 by Moffit (1906, pl. 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Artillery Lake (Lake), Southeast Fairbanks (CA) County, Alaska (63.8705556, -145.8169444)
Description: 2 acres; located within Fort Wainwright/Donnelly Training Area, 6.2 mi. NW of Donnelly Dome, 1.8 mi. SE of Bolio Lake; Sec. 17, T12N, R10E, Fairbanks Meridian
History: Named for the lake’s location in a military facility
Saint James Parish (Civil), St. James County, Louisiana (30.02698, -90.7930857)
History: One of the original 19 parishes, established 31 March 1807.  The original seat of government was the community of Saint James, but in 1896 it was relocated to Convent.  Reportedly named for Jacques Cantrelle (also known as St. Jacques de Cabahannocer or St. James of Cabonocey), who constructed a church in the parish sometime prior to 1770.built there by a man named Jacques Cantrelle.
Negsue Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (64.55, -165.6833333)
Description: flows SW to Penny River, 9 mi. W of Nome, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1899 by D. C. Witherspoon (in Schrader and Brooks, 1900, map 2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Basnuna (Stream), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: tributary of Alatna River near its head, Brooks Range
History: Koyukuk Indian name obtained in 1885 by Lieutenant Allen (1887,  p. 98), USA, who wrote "an old man * * * had, as he said, been more than  once over the mountains (Brooks Range), in which this tributary (Alatna River) heads, to a rather small river, 'Basnuna, then down it to a large  river, the 'Holoatna."
Ptarmigan Glacier (Glacier), Juneau County, Alaska (58.3694931, -134.3744105)
Description: heads on N slope of Cairn Peak, trends N to stream flowing to  1962 terminus of Lemon Creek Glacier, 5 mi. N of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name published in 1962 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Tanaga Island (Island), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (51.7927778, -177.9286111)
Description: one of Andreanof Islands.; Aleutian Islands. 204 square miles in size.
History: Aleut name published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 3), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 28), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "O(strov) Tanaga," or "Tanaga Island." Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as "Taniaga" and by Grewingk (1850, p. 230) as "Takawangha."
Saook Point (Cape), Sitka County, Alaska (57.4605556, -135.1669444)
Description: N point of entrance to Saook Bay, on N coast of Baranof I., 28 mi. NE of Sitka, Alex. Arch.
History: Tlingit Indian name (sa-uk) given in 1895 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) and published in 1897 on Chart 8000.
Beaver Creek (Stream), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (55.9325, -131.4352778)
Description: On N coast of  Revillagigedo Island in Tongass National Forest, flowing NNW to the mouth of an unnamed stream, draining Long Lake, at the E end of Behm Narrows, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1961 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
False Island (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.5308333, -135.215)
Description: in Peril Strait, off S coast of Chichagof I., 9 mi. S of Tenakee Springs, Alex. Arch. 0.4 mile long.
History: Named in 1895 by Lieutenant Commander Moore, U.S. Navy (USN), and published by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) on Chart 8283. Probably so named because it is tied at low tide to the mainland by a sand bar.