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- Marcus Baker (1909). "Geographic Dictionary of Alaska" . Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- Prepared by the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and revised by Lieut. D. H. Jarvis, U.S.R.C.S. (1900). "ALASKA - COAST PILOT NOTES ON THE FOX ISLANDS PASSES, UNALASKA BAY, BERING SEA, AND ARCTIC OCEAN AS FAR AS POINT BARROW". p. 58. Retrieved May 15, 2017.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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