tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post8219739160024404612..comments2023-06-17T19:29:45.411-07:00Comments on really weird place names: AlaskaCliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109085007044124766noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-56202726386138698592021-06-11T17:33:19.496-07:002021-06-11T17:33:19.496-07:00Ooh - I like that oneOoh - I like that oneCliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109085007044124766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-87182525018982822182021-05-31T02:08:54.684-07:002021-05-31T02:08:54.684-07:00how about Russian Mission?
how about Russian Mission?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719579461651470474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-86950520316632458652018-05-21T15:44:59.477-07:002018-05-21T15:44:59.477-07:00Ah well. This thing is definitely non-PC. As a m...Ah well. This thing is definitely non-PC. As a matter of fact, I've managed to offend Alabamans, Indianans, and now Alaskans too.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109085007044124766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-87869437658675515712018-05-11T20:17:33.640-07:002018-05-11T20:17:33.640-07:00Not impressed. Many indigenous names that you call...Not impressed. Many indigenous names that you call "weird" accurately depict the lay of the land, the flora and fauna, the wildlife and the people of the area. I don't know about the english named places you mention here. Who knows? I'm still trying to figure out why a beautiful mountain in our area is named "McDonald" on the maps. Now THAT'S a weird one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-78667183270900510362017-07-21T14:25:11.338-07:002017-07-21T14:25:11.338-07:00Those two are great! I'm guessing they weren&...Those two are great! I'm guessing they weren't big enough to get in my atlas.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109085007044124766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706491803590474519.post-85817368067529723942017-07-19T01:46:41.199-07:002017-07-19T01:46:41.199-07:00Kanakanak and Tuntutuliak always catch the attenti...Kanakanak and Tuntutuliak always catch the attention of those not intimately familiar with Alaska. The former is supposedly the only palindromic place name in Alaska. It was originally an orphanage which suddenly became very busy following the 1918 flu epidemic. The name is believed to derive from the practice of counting noses when conducting head counts at the orphanage.Sir Edmund Hillary Rodham Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808200219268537856noreply@blogger.com