A small creek on Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named by soldiers fighting in the ...

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

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.

His proposal — to change the name of Nazi Creek to “Kaxchim Chiĝanaa,” which means Gizzard Creek — and change the name of Nip Hill to “Kaxchim Qayaa,” which means Gizzard Hill.

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.