Bering Sea and Strait Pilot: Including the South-east Coast of Alaska Peninsula and Off-lying Islands, and the North-east Coast of Siberia |
Common terms and phrases
15 fathoms Afognak Akutan Alaska Anadyr river anchor anchorage approach beach bearing Bering island Bering sea Bering strait bight bluff boats cables Cape Cape Chaplin channel Chart Chukchi cliffs coast cove Cross sound dangers depth distance eastern side eastward fathoms feet high ground half a mile harbour head high water hill island to Seguam islet kelp Kodiak island lagoon land lies light low water Mackenzie river mid-channel miles long miles north-eastward miles south-westward miles southward miles westward miles wide mountains narrow navigation northern end northern entrance point northern shore northern side northward off-shore peak peninsula Point Barrow quarter reef extends ridge river rock rocky sand Seguam island shoal Shumagin islands sound to Kodiak south-eastern side south-western southern steer three-quarters tidal streams tide true Uganik uncovered at low Unimak Unimak island vessels village ward weather western end western shore Whale island winds Yukon river