Kitwanga River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S. into Skeena River, W. of Kitwanga, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°06'05"N, 128°05'10"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/1 |
| Related Maps: |
103P/1 103P/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 December 1917 as a long-established name (Ottawa file OBF 0312). Confirmed 6 August 1953 on 103 P. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"Chiltach River" identified on BC name card as old/other name for Kitwanga River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |