cellos/DomesticNames_AllStates_Text huggingface dataset:
Montana Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (62.1119444, -158.6327778)
Description: heads on Juninggulra Mtn., flows NW to Iditarod River, 24 mi.  NW of village of Crooked Creek and 37 mi. SE of Holy Cross, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1933 by Mertie (1936, p.  243), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Mountain Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.0808333, -142.3213889)
Description: flows NE to Black River, 8 mi E of Bear Mtn. and 38 mi. W of Midnight Hill, Porcupine Plateau
History: Local descriptive name; reported in 1956 by R. C. Foley,  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Foggy Point (Cape), Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska (54.9247222, -130.975)
Description: S end Foggy Bay, E shore Revillagigedo Channel, Coast Mts.
History: Descriptive name given August 4, 1793 by Captain Vancouver  (1798, v. 2, p. 347), Royal Navy (RN). In 1853 the Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name as "m(ys) Foggi ili Bryumez (Tumannyy)," or "Foggi Cape" or "Bryumez (Foggy)."
Kuplic Lake (Lake), Oconto County, Wisconsin (44.931017, -88.1811956)
Description: 13 acres in size with a maximum depth of 22 feet.; in the Town of Oconto Falls, 4 mi. NNW of the City of Oconto Falls; Sec 3, T28N, R19E, Fourth Principal Meridian
History: Named for Joseph and Mary Kuplic, who homesteaded on property surrounding the lake
Stoney Glacier (Glacier), Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska (61.9237197, -152.891382)
Description: on Mount Stoney, trends NE 2.5 mi. to its terminus at head of  Portage Creek, 83 mi. NW of Tyonek; Alaska Range
History: named by Spurr (1900, p. 115), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for Commander George  Morse Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), who explored the Kobuk River region from 1883 to 1886.
Sunrise Peak (Summit), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.4116787, -132.479841)
Description: on Woronkofski I., Alex. Arch.
History: Named in 1916 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) named "Adams Peak" in 1886 by Lieutenant Commander A. S. Snow, U.S. Navy (USN), for U.S.S. Adams.
Peregrine Creek (Stream), Siskiyou County, California (41.6337443, -123.0872634)
Description: Heads 3.7 km (2.3 mi) north-northeast of Lower Wright Lake, flows west-northwest then north-northwest to enter Scott River 1.6 km (1 mi) upstream of the mouth of Boulder Creek, 3.2 km (2 mi) south of Scott Bar Mountain.
Chulitna Bay (Bay), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (60.1933333, -154.4855556)
Description: on W shore of Lake Clark extends E from mouth of Chulitna River, 18 mi. NE of Nondalton, Alaska Range. 4 miles long.
History: Name shown on a 1909 field, sheet by D.C. Witherspoon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Red Bay (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.2922222, -133.3255556)
Description: extends NE to Sumner Strait, on N coast of Prince of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: An 1882 translation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) of the name published in  1953 on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493 as "Bukhta Krasnaya."
West Fork Buck Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.6583333, -167.5291667)
Description: heads on Potato Mtn. and flows NE to Buck Creek, in Mint River basin, 17 mi. NE of Cape Prince of Wales, Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1918 by Steidtmann and  cathcart (1922, fig. 14), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Aho Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (60.8048085, -152.6463351)
Description: trends NW to its 1958 terminus, 1 mi. E of Lake Clark Pass, 50 mi. WNW of Kenai, Aleutian Range. 2 miles long.
History: A Finnish surname meaning meadow reported in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Rodale Run (Stream), Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (40.5425, -75.4877778)
Description: 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long; heads in Salisbury Township and Robert Rodale Reserve, on the W slope of South Mountain, flows generally W to join an unnamed tributary of Little Lehigh Creek in the Borough of Emmaus.
History: Named for Robert Rodale (1930-1990), magazine publisher and longtime advocate for the environment.
Japanese Gap (Gap), Aleutians West (CA) County, Alaska (52.9005556, 173.2472222)
Description: on E end of Attu I., between Simson and Vanderlann Peaks, 0.4  mi. SE of Lake Cories, Aleutian Islands.
History: Named by U.S. Army during World War IIF published in 1948 by Army Map Service (AMS).
Kamerchluk Slough (Stream), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (62.9541667, -163.7861111)
Description: heads in a lake, flows NE to Apoon Pass, 26 mi. NE of Kwiguk,  Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1899 by R. L. Faris, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS);  published in 1901 on Chart 9372.
Negro Joe Ridge (Ridge), Humboldt County, California (40.9016418, -123.7809589)
Description: 1.25 miles long. Bound on the northeast by Mason Gulch, on the the east by Willow Creek, on the south by Squirrel Tail Ridge, and on the west by Redwood Creek, 16 km (10 mi) east of the city of Blue Lake. (US-T121)
Base Island (Island), Kusilvak (CA) County, Alaska (61.9422222, -160.6694444)
Description: in Yukon River E of Pearl I., 23 mi. NE of Russian Mission, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. 4 miles long.
History: So named in 1916 by S. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), because a triangulation check base was established on this island.
Blackshell Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9786111, -145.7341667)
Description: 10 mi. SE of Chena Hot Springs and flows NW to East Fork Chena River, 58 mi. N of Big Delta, Yukon-Tanana High. 9 miles long.
History: Named by prospectors; reported in 1910 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (Prindle, 1913b, pl. 1).
Portillo Channel (Channel), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.4930556, -133.4247222)
Description: connecting Gulf of Esquibel and Ursua Channel, between Lulu and  San Fernando Is., Alex. Arch.
History: Named Canal de Portillo by Francisco Antonio Maurelle about May 22, 1779, when he sailed through it, probably after Jose de Portillo who a little later became a minister of the Council of the Indies  in Spain (Wagner, 1937, p. 403).
Kassa Inlet (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.9566667, -132.5008333)
Description: extends N off Cordova Bay, on SW coast of Prince of Wales I.,  Alex. Arch.
History: Indian name used by navigators and recorded in 1905 by E. F. Dickins, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Hotham Inlet (Sea), Northwest Arctic County, Alaska (66.564576, -161.7292924)
Description: 6 mi. wide, on west coast of Alaska, bounded on SW by Baldwin Peninsula, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 50 miles long.
History: Named in 1826 by Captain Beechey (1831, p. 250), Royal Navy (RN), who wrote "we were surprised to find ourselves oppososit a deep inlet which had escaped the observation of Captain Kotzebue. I names it Hotham Inlet, in compliment to the Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, K.C.B., one of the lords of the Admiralty." Sir Henry Hotham "was concerned with the interruption of Napoleon after the battle of Waterloo ***"; (Stuck, 1920, p77). Archdeacon Stuck gave the local name as "Kobuk Lake" (Stuck, Kobuk p. 75)
Tin Creek (Stream), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (65.4522222, -167.1786111)
Description: in York Mts., flows SW to Lost River 27 mi. NW of Teller,  Seward Peninsula High.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1903 by Collier (1904, pl.  2), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Named for the occurrence of tin ore in the area.
Pitt County (Civil), Pitt County, North Carolina (35.593299, -77.3744966)
Description: Located in eastern North Carolina, 137 km (85 mi) east of Raleigh; County Seat:  Greenville.
History: Formed in 1760 from Beaufort County; named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), Secretary of State in England who helped plan the defeat of the French by British forces in America.  (NC-T11/p13)
Cape Nuniliak (Cape), Kodiak Island County, Alaska (58.1627778, -153.2213889)
Description: 20 mi. NW of Afognak, on W coast of Afognak I., N of Kodiak I.
History: Eskimo name reported by Sub-lt. Mikhail Murashev in 1839  or 1840 who also called it Malinovskoy, i.e. Raspberry, it was called M(ys) Malinovskoy (Nunilyak), or Cape Raspberry (Nunilyak), by the Russian  American Company in 1849.
waqímatáw Creek (Stream), Wallowa County, Oregon (45.3737681, -116.9062646)
Description: 1.5 mi long; in Wallowa National Forest; heads 14 mi E of Joseph, flows WNW to enter Big Sheep Creek; Secs 23-24, T2S, R47E, Willamette Meridian
History: The name is of Nez Perce origin and means “ancient tool making”. The Umatilla variant name also means “ancient tool making”.
Big Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.2922222, -157.5319444)
Description: heads in lake, flows SW, through several lakes, to Egegik Bay on N coast of Alaska Peninsula, S of Cape Chichagof and 35 mi. SW of Naknek, Bristol Bay Low.; 40 miles long.
History: Local name published in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Roy Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.7113889, -150.4283333)
Description: flows SW joining Chimney Fork to form Glacier River, 4 mi. NE  of Foggytop Mtn. and 22 mi. N of Wiseman, Brooks Range
History: Named about 1930 by Robert Marshall "for Roy King, the  prospector who first explored the creek and built a cabin on it."
North Rock (Bar), Chugach County, Alaska (60.6122222, -145.7286111)
Description: in Orca Inlet, 4.5 mi. N of Cordova, Chugach Mts.
History: Named in 1897 by Lieutenant Commander J. F. Moser, U.S. Navy (USN), while collecting hydrographic data and making harbor sketches along the coast of  Alaska; probably named for nearby North Island.
Mongar Creek (Stream), Meagher County, Montana (46.9480089, -111.1482841)
Description: Heads on the N slope of Rimrock Ridge, flows NE to South Fork Tenderfoot Creek, 4 km (2.5 mi) SW of Mount Vesuvius.  (US-T121)
History: Named for George Mongar (?-1935), the original homesteader along the stream.  (US-T121)
Carthagena Creek (Stream), St. Mary's County, Maryland (38.1506823, -76.4682861)
Description: Heads 1.9 km (1.2 mi) NW of Drayden, flows SSE to W side of Saint Marys River at Coada Point. (US-T121)
History: "named for the nearby estate, which in turn was named for the South American city of Cartagena which Admiral Vernon attacked unsuccessfully in 1741.  Either William Hebb or Edwin Coade was the original owner of the estate.  Both served as midshipman in the British Navy under Admiral Vernon, whom they honored by thus naming the estate" U.S.C.&G.S., 12/30/36.  (US-T121)
Engineer Creek (Stream), Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska (64.9291667, -147.6363889)
Description: flows W to Goldstream Creek, 9 mi. NE of Fairbanks, Yukon-Tanana High. 5 miles long.
History: Local name reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine, (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Cumberland County (Civil), Cumberland County, North Carolina (35.0487306, -78.8276794)
Description: Located in south central North Carolina, 72 km (45 mi) south southwest of Raleigh; County Seat:  Fayetteville.
History: Formed in 1754 and named for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), second son of George II, who commanded troops at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 where Scottish Highlanders were defeated.  (NC-T11/p130)
Mount Waskey (Summit), Dillingham County, Alaska (59.7620427, -159.2250962)
Description: 12 mi. NE of Togiak Lake and 85 mi. NE of Goodnews,  Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Named by local inhabitants for Frank H. Waskey, the first delegate to Congress from the territory of Alaska. He was a local trader and  prospector and travelled much of the region. He collected information over a  period of more than 30 years about local names from natives, prospectors, and airplane pilots. This name was reported in 1931 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Nanwaksjiak Crater (Crater), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (60.0283333, -166.0811111)
Description: 15 mi. N of Cape Mendenhall, 13 mi. W of Twin Mtn., Nunivak I.
History: Eskimo name meaning "deep hole" refers to this deep crater; reported in 1949 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Copper Lake (Lake), Denali County, Alaska (0, 0)
Description: on Unalaska I., Aleutian Islands.
History: Father Veniaminov (1840, v. 1, p. 171), from information  obtained from the in the mountain, is a lake on whose shores occurs native  copper." The name was published by Baker (1906, p. 196), but does not appear  on modern maps.
Frantz Lake (Reservoir), Chaffee County, Colorado (38.5436355, -106.0227146)
Description: 12.5 acres; located 1.5 mi. NW of Salida, 3.7 mi. NE of Poncha Springs; Sec. 31, T50N, R9E, New Mexico Principal Meridian
History: The name honors Horace Frantz, a World War I pilot and founder of the Frantzhurst Trout Farm that operated from the 1930s to 1953.
American Creek (Stream), Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska (58.8097222, -155.6602778)
Description: flows NW, through Murray and Hammersly Lakes, then S to Lake Coville, in Katmai National Monument, on Alaska Peninsula, 45 mi. NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range; 50 miles long.
History: Named in 1950 by Bill Hammersly of King Salmon, local prospector.
Seal Islands (Island), Aleutians East County, Alaska (56.6775, -159.4097222)
Description: dozen or more, trend NE 7 mi. along Bristol Bay coast, 33 mi.  SW of Port Heiden Airfield; Bristol Bay Low.
History: shown as "O(stro)va Nerpichoi," meaning "Seal Islands," by  Captain Tebenkov (1852, map 24), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), and as "Seal Islands" on an 1888 U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) chart.
Moose Creek (Stream), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.8058333, -151.05)
Description: on Kenai Peninsula, flows SE to Fox Creek 0.8 mi. N of NE end of  Kachemak Bay, 21 mi. NE of Homer, Cook Inlet Low.
History: Local name reported and published by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the 1950's.
Northeast Point (Cape), Aleutians East County, Alaska (54.4472222, -162.5925)
Description: on N shore of Northeast Harbor, on SE coast of Sanak I., in  Sanak Island Aleutian Range
History: Descriptive name given by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in 1822 on U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Chart 806.
Canton (Populated Place), Lincoln County, South Dakota (43.3008146, -96.5928198)
History: Settled in 1867 and platted in 1868. After settlement, indecision arose about waht to name the community. It was decided to select the name Canton, as it was the city closest to being the most opposite on the globe to where they were situated. (SD-T17/p53) Incorporated in 1881.
Olive Creek (Stream), Wrangell County, Alaska (56.1797222, -132.3238889)
Description: flows E to Olive Cove, 22 mi. S of Wrangell and 4 mi. SE of  Anita I., on E coast of Etolin I., Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1929 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Winning Cove (Bay), Hoonah-Angoon (CA) County, Alaska (57.8577778, -134.0988889)
Description: along E shore of Glass Penin,on E coast of Admiralty I., 30 mi NE of Angoon, Alex. Arch.
History: Local name reported in 1928 by H. E. Smith, U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Ham Cove (Bay), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (54.8797222, -132.8480556)
Description: extends SW off Kaigani Strait, on E coast of Dall I., Alex. Arch. 0.8 mile long.
History: Named in 1880 by Reverend Sheldon Jackson for Mrs. J. M. Ham of New York who financed the Jackson Presbyterian Mission at Howkan and contributed funds for the erection of a sawmill here in 1882. This feature was named "Sawmill Cove" in 1891 by Lieutenant Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN).
Town of Provincetown (Civil), Barnstable County, Massachusetts (42.0558334, -70.1929912)
Description: Located on the tip of Cape Cod 50 mi SE of Boston (US-T121).
History: Settled before 1700 and incorporated June 14, 1727, Name derived from title and public lands at the end of Cape Cod, the 'province lands.' Originally called Precinct of Cape Cod (MA-T1).
Inowak Creek (Stream), Bethel (CA) County, Alaska (61.7108333, -156.9436111)
Description: flows S to Kuskokwim River, 7.5 mi. E of Sleetmute, Stony River Low. 25 miles long.
History: Eskimo name obtained in 1948 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS).
Bering Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.9541667, -154.2055556)
Description: western tip of Kathaleen I., in Yukon River, 40 mi. NE of Ruby,  Nowitna Low.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on 1940 "Navigation Chart, Tanana-Yukon Rivers" of the River Boat Service, U.S. Dept. of Interior.
Singikpak Point (Cape), Nome (CA) County, Alaska (63.3338889, -171.3338889)
Description: In the W part of the S coast of Saint Lawrence Island, 4.4 mi NE of Southwest Cape and 2 mi SW of Powooiliak Point, 33 mi. SE of Gambell.
History: Eskimo name, meaning "big point," reported in 1949 by Major  H. B. Allen, U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Agulukpak River (Stream), Dillingham (CA) County, Alaska (59.5758333, -158.5291667)
Description: heads in Lake Beverley, flows S to Lake Nerka, 40 mi. N of Dillingham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts. 2 miles long.
History: Eskimo name; published in 1929 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF).
Butte County (Civil), Butte County, South Dakota (44.9058408, -103.5080403)
Description: Located in western South Dakota along the State boundaries of Wyoming and Montana, 61 km (38 mi) north of Rapid City; County Seat:  Belle Fourche.
History: Created 1881, organized in 1883 and named for the many sharply-rising hills in the county. (SD-T17/p23)
Cerro Alto (Summit), Kings County, California (35.9902792, -120.0352084)
Description: Located in sec 28,T22S,R18E, Mount Diablo Meridian. In the Kettleman Hills, on North Dome, at the head of Arroyo Delgado and 0.48 km (0.3 mi) south-southeast of El Lobo. (US-T121)
History: Descriptive name meaning "high hill." (US-T121)
Knight Mountain (Summit), Bethel County, Alaska (59.0338169, -161.4659887)
Description: 1 mi. NE of Pyramid Mtn. and 7.5 mi. SE of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Named in 1914 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS); published in 1915 on Chart 9103.
Agassiz Lakes (Lake), Yakutat County, Alaska (60.1369034, -140.9928308)
Description: extend NNE along 1951 terminus of Libbey and Agassiz Glaciers, 10 mi. SSW of Mount St. Elias and 61 mi. NW of Yakutat, St. Elias Mts.
History: Published in 1959 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Coal Oil Creek (Stream), Aleutians East County, Alaska (55.0416667, -163.8263889)
Description: flows N to Bering Sea, 20 mi. NW of False Pass, on NW coast of Unimat I., Aleutian Islands. 16 miles long.
History: Local name reported by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in 1943.
Peters Point (Cape), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (61.95, -160.7166667)
Description: NE point of Pearl I., in the Yukon River 22 mi. NE of Russian  Mission; Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
History: Riverboat pilots' name shown on a 1916 field sheet by R.  H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Blaine County (Civil), Blaine County, Nebraska (41.9127588, -99.9769002)
Description: Located in central Nebraska, 177 km (110 mi) NW of the community of Grand Island.  County Seat:  Brewster.
History: Named for James G Blaine (1830-1893), an American Statesman.  Established 5 March 1885.  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames,p18)
Tolstoi Point (Cape), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (55.6686111, -132.3908333)
Description: between Clarence Strait and Tolstoi Bay, on E coast of Prince  of Wales I., Alex. Arch.
History: Name published in 1853 as "M(ys) Tolstyy," meaning "broad point," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1493; published as "Broad Point" in  the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 87).
Logan County (Civil), Logan County, Nebraska (41.5665678, -100.4827386)
Description: Located in central Nebraska, 39 km (24 mi) north-northeast of North Platte; county seat:  Stapleton.
History: Establihsed by an act of the State Legislature on 24 February 1885 and named for Civil War General John A Logan (1826-1886).  (US-T131/1960/NE Placenames, p97)
Tasakili River (Stream), Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) County, Alaska (56.7114, -131.7993)
Description: Source coords = 56.7968,-131.8970, coords at US-Can bdy = 56.7885,-131.8821, Mouth coords = 56.7114,-131.7993 in British Columbia, CA. Heads at a small lake on the southwest side of Mount Talbot and flows southeast to the Stikine River in Canada.
Antipope Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (66.9186111, -150.9105556)
Description: flows W to South Fork Koyukuk River, 21 mi. E of Bettles,  Kokrines- Hodzana High.
History: Renamed in accordance with process outlined in Secretary's Order 3404, which included the BGN approving all recommended name changes.
Mist Creek (Stream), Juneau County, Alaska (57.9936111, -133.8544444)
Description: heads E of Fillmore Peak, flows S to N shore of Port Snettisham, 2 mi. NE of Point Styleman and 30 mi. SE of Juneau, Coast Mts.
History: Name derived from Mist Island near its mouth; reported in 1921 by U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Huslia River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.7383333, -156.5391667)
Description: Stream, formed by its North and South Forks at 655642N, 1564038W,  flows SE 100 mi. to Koyukuk River, 5 mi. NW of Huslia, Koyukuk Low.
History: Koyukan Indian name recorded by Lieutenant Allen (1887, p. 105),  USA, on August 16, 1885, as "Husliakakat River," meaning "mouth of the  Huslia," and "Hussliakatna."
V H Pasture Reservoir (Reservoir), San Miguel County, Colorado (38.1396338, -108.0776726)
Description: 0.25 acres; along an unnamed stream 2.3 mi. SSE of Hotchkiss Reservoir; Sec 22, T45N, R11W, New Mexico Meridian
History: A proposal to change this name to Elk Springs Reservoir was not approved by the BGN, Feb. 10, 2022.
Forney Stream (Stream), Yakutat County, Alaska (59.7458333, -140.1583333)
Description: headed in Malaspina Glacier, flowed S to Yakutat Bay, 5 mi. NE of Point Manby and 20 mi. NW of Yakutat, Malaspina Coastal Plain. 5 miles long.
History: Named by J. E. Mcgrath, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), probably for Stehman Forney, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS). This name may have been originally applied to what is now Osar Stream. The original Forney Stream, except for a small lagoon, has been destroyed by the advance of the Malaspina Glacier.
Batza River (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (65.9508333, -154.4311111)
Description: flows to Koyukuk River across from N end of Huggins I., E of Isahultila Mts., 31 mi. NNE of Hochandochtla Mtn., Kokrines-Hodzana High. 10 miles long.
History: Koyukan Indian name reported in 1885 as cBatzakakat River," applied to a stream nearer the Hogatza River, by Lieutenant Allen (1887, map), USA. It appears as if the name originally applied to a slough on the left bank of the Koyukuk near Huggins Island.
Biorka Channel (Channel), Sitka County, Alaska (56.8366667, -135.4922222)
Description: main pass through Necker Is., just SE of Biorka I., off W coast  of Baranof I., Alex. Arch.;
History: Named in 1926 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) after the island This is probably the feature named "Dangerous Channel" by United States naval officiers in 1879-80.
Yalik Glacier (Glacier), Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska (59.5354417, -150.7858513)
Description: heads at 593430N1504700W, in Kenai Mts., trends S to its terminus 1.7 mi. N of Nuka Passage, Chugach Mts.
History: Named by U. S. Grant, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1911, for an abandoned Indian settlement on the shore of Yalik Bay.
Goloi Islands (Island), Sitka County, Alaska (57.3630556, -135.7388889)
Description: in Salisbury Sound, off S coast of Chichagof I., 24 mi. SE of  Chichagof; Alex. Arch.
History: Russian name meaning "bare" given in 1809 by the navigator  Ivan Vasiliev the first; published by Lieutenant Sarichev (1826, map 19), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), as  "O(strova) Goloy."
Marten Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (67.9833333, -142.0666667)
Description: flows SE to Coleen river 11 mi. NNE of its junction with Strangle Woman Creek, 66 mi. NE of Coleen Mtn., Brooks Range
History: Local name reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Sunday Creek (Stream), Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) County, Alaska (64.11, -155.6138889)
Description: flows SE to Poorman Creek, 2 mi. W of Poorman and 45 mi. SW of Ruby, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.
History: Prospectors' name reported in 1913 by Eakin (1914, pl. 3),  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).