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Nichols Spit

Nichols Spit

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  • Dillingham (CA)
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on E coast of Nushagak Peninsula, 6 mi. NW of Protection Point and 33 mi. SW of Dillingham, Bristol Bay Low.

History of Nichols Spit

Named in 1910, by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) probably for Commander Henry Ezra Nichols, U.S. Navy (USN), of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) steamer Hassler.