Chackchack Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW side Nelson Island, NW of Sechelt Peninsula, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°40'57"N, 124°09'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 July 1950 on C.3589. Not clear if this is an established local name or a new name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after L.H. Roberts of Nelson Island, whose Indian name is Chack-chak (the Chinook Jargon word for "bald eagle"); nearby Zoe, Lee and Yolana Lakes were named at the same time, after Roberts' children. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |