Eddontenajon
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Hwy 37 at NE side of Eddontenajon Lake, S of Dease Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°48'55"N, 129°57'44"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104H/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 March 1984 on 104H, referring to the community and small commercial centre (also called Tenajon or Tenajon Centre) on Stewart-Cassiar Highway approximately 1 km east of Eddontenajon Lake. Not to be confused with the original Eddontenajon Post Office (now called Iskut) located about a couple of miles further along the highway, north of Eddontenajon Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Eddontenajon means "little child crying in the water". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |