Secteur d'entrainement de Chilcotin
Feature Type:Canadian Forces Range / Training Ar - An established range and/or training area for operations of the armed forces.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Just W of Williams Lake (city)
Latitude-Longitude: 52°04'50"N, 122°33'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 93B/2
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Origin Notes and History:

Camp des Forces canadiennes Chilcotin was adopted 1 April 1966 on file 203-20 (now SM7915-50/N18-1). Confirmed on DND list of 25 June 1982 on file 203-20 (now SM7915-50/N18-1). Name changed to Champ de manoeuvre Chilcotin by CFOO 1.12 on 1 April 1985. Confirmed by CFOO 1.12 on 1 September 1990. Name changed to Secteur d'entrainement de Chilcotin on 1 February 2009.

Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.