Big Raven Plateau
| Feature Type: | Plateau - Extensive, elevated region, with either level terrain, or nearly uniform summit levels. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W. of Edziza Peak, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°42'59"N, 130°45'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/10 |
| Related Maps: |
104G 104G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104 G, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada (file T.2.54). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In Tahltan legend, Cheskea Cho (the big raven), was the form commonly assumed by the Creator. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |