Big Canyon
| Feature Type: | Canyon (2) - Deep, narrow valley with precipitous walls. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Quesnel River, just E of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°59'59"N, 122°23'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1936 for BC map 3G, as labelled on 1919 edition of same map, and as listed in 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |