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Federal officials changed the names of two natural features in Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Thursday, replacing arbitrary and ...
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Fairbanks KTVF on MSNAlaska’s ‘Nazi Creek’ is no more as federal board approves Unangan nameA small creek on Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named by soldiers fighting in the ...
The US Board on Geographic Names has approved the renaming of ‘Nazi Creek’ and a nearby hill on Little Kiska Island, with ...
Alaska’s Nazi Creek and Nip Hill now appear to be close to their expiration dates, as the federal board responsible for ...
Nazi Creek (in red) and Nip Hill on Little Kiska Island in the Aleutians. (U.S. Geological Survey) Livingston is originally from Cold Bay and is a member of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
The Daily Beast found Nazi Creek mentioned on even earlier federal maps, dating as far back as 1943, when the mapping project began. And though the names are ostensibly arbitrary—Rookie Lake, ...
Michael Livingston is proposing Nazi Creek on Little Kiska Island be renamed to reflect the island’s Unangax̂ name — “Kangchix̂,” which translates to gizzard.
The features in question are "Nazi Creek," a mile-long stream, and "Nip Hill," a modest summit — both on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska ...
The creek is a mile-long stream on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska Island 242 miles west of Adak at the far end of the Aleutian chain.
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