Kitasu Hill
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Kitasu Bay at SW end of Swindle Island, NW of Bella Bella, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°30'04"N, 128°43'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 February 1927 on Hydrographic Services Chart #326, "Laredo Sound and approach," confirmed 8 June 1946 on Hydrographic Services Chart 3728 and 4 September 1952 on 103A. Kitasu is derived from the Tsimshian word "gidestsu." Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file H.1.26, part 1. |