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Give us a link to the log page(s) where it is mentioned and tell us approximately where it occurs on the page(s).

Note: Place names include lighthouses.

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When contributing place names, try to provide as many of the following as possible:

• Name in log
• Latitude and Longitude (preferably in decimal format with a minimum of one decimal place - four decimal places is the preferred format)
• Current name (if different)
• Link to more information
• Also, in case of problems, a link to the log page(s) where it is mentioned would be helpful

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Albatross Anchorage
https://www.geonames.org/5879103/albatr ... orage.html


Beecher Passage
https://www.geonames.org/5844664/beecher-pass.html


Otter Cove
https://www.geonames.org/5870979/otter-bay.html


Portage Bay
https://www.geonames.org/5879932/balboa-bay.html


Weowadski Island is Woewodski Island

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Sitka Harbor, Alaska. ca 1880

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 9_0074.JPG

1200-1600 line 4
Nerrdiskou Bay ??

TIA

Given the mention of a LORAN station and Theodore Point, probably https://www.geonames.org/4045644/nevidiskov-bay.html

https://www.loran-history.info/Attu/attu.htm

https://www.loran-history.info/Attu/att ... al-map.jpg

Thanks.
Now I can learn something about the Loran Stations.

It's a fascinating yet pretty unknown part of history for most people... long before GPS satellites (Unalga II took part in the building of one of them in 1946) these stations would provide pretty accurate radio positioning.
The last Loran-C systems were still active in the 1990s. See also wiki page.

Morzhovoi is also written Morzovoi
https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 1_0146.JPG

https://www.geonames.org/5873139/sadatanak-island.html

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 3_0072.JPG
Sbeiznikof/Sbieznikof is http://www.geonames.org/5875556/sviechnikof-harbor.html

https://www.geonames.org/5846132/fairwe ... round.html
https://www.geonames.org/4030411/fairwe ... round.html

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https://www.geonames.org/5872866/rock-island.html

https://www.geonames.org/5880252/beaver-inlet.html

Biorka Village
https://www.geonames.org/5880731/biorka.html
https://historicalcharts.noaa.gov/image=8860-7-1913

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https://www.geonames.org/5860576/deranof-island.html

https://www.geonames.org/5865018/ivanof-bay.html

https://www.geonames.org/5865937/katmai-bay.html

https://www.geonames.org/5877088/uganik-bay.html

https://www.geonames.org/5859124/chiachi-island.html

Perry: https://www.geonames.org/5871444/perryville.html

https://www.geonames.org/5871407/peninsula-island.html

Another version of Cape Romanzof
'Cape Rumiantzoff'
from the Orca May 10th 1897

Sevunga (St. Lawrence Island) is Savoonga

Dalnoi Point, St George Id.

Geonames.
Dalnoi Point 150 m
Dalnoi Point
5878622
T CAPE cape
United States US » Alaska AK » Aleutians West 016
56.6129, -169.78443

Oujanok Island

June 29th 1884 the Thomas Pope reaches Sanak Island. For the next 24 hours she travels approximately SouthWest and then reports the Island of Oujganok bearing west and 2 miles distant. Sadly her Longitude for the 30th June is incomplete but likely to be around 164 degrees, the latitude is given as 55 degrees 46 minutes W.

Given her route the next island from Sanak would be Ugamak Island. One of the historical names for Ugamak Island is 'Ougamok'. If the pronunciation of the 'g' is soft, then it's very highly likely that Oujganok is Ugamak Island. Please can we enter 'Ouganok' as an alternative for 'Ugamak'?

Ugamak Island
54.21222, -164.82083N

And see the next two posts...

Looking at the g in strong on the 5pm line, I wonder if it is a g rather that a j (with the dot belonging to the time above)?
Ouganok

Mentioned in https://archive.org/details/cihm_14977/ ... ?q=Ouganok

Randi wrote: ↑Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:06 am Looking at the g in strong on the 5pm line, I wonder if it is a g rather that a j (with the dot belonging to the time above)?
Ouganok

Mentioned in https://archive.org/details/cihm_14977/ ... ?q=Ouganok

By golly - you're right. Nice find. It is a 'g' so I've amended my post above.
I wonder how we could get Geonames updated to show this historical name version? I'll look into that.

I think Matteo has been adding them

He has...

Finch Point on Seguam Island

https://www.geonames.org/5862045/finch-point.html

Alexai Point

https://www.geonames.org/4045764/alexai-point.html

Referenced here at 2156

https://catalog.archives.gov/OpaAPI/med ... 7_0017.JPG