| Feature Type: | Village (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a village municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Masset Harbour, NE side of Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°00'39"N, 132°08'47"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103K/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Masset (Community) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, located at 54° 01' x 132° 09'. Form changed to Masset (Post Office) 6 February 1948 on C.3805. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 11 May 1961. Application altered 30 November 1982, to 54° 01' x 132° 06' on 103K/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Massett Post Office was opened 1 August 1909. Spelling adjusted to Masset Post Office 28 May 1948. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Haida name is/was Uttewas, "white slope" in the Masset dialect, probably referring to a small hill at the southern end of the village. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |