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: |
Not official
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Relative Location: |
E side of Kitimat Arm at head of Douglas Channel, just SE of Kitimat (municipality), Range 4 Coast Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
53°58'29"N, 128°39'00"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
103H/15 |
Origin Notes and History:
Kitimat Mission (settlement) adopted 14 June 1946 on 103SE. Name changed to Kitamaat Village (community) 29 March 1976 on 103H/15, at the same location as Haisla Post Office.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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