| Language of origin |
Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family
Tāłtān language
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| Feature Type: | Butte - Conspicuous isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
N side of Nazcha Creek on the Kawdy Plateau, NW of Dease Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
59°04'37"N, 131°18'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
104O/3 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 March 1944 on 104/NE. Re-approved 17 January 1951 on 104O.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Isspah is the Tahltan word for "goat."
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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