Cheja Range
| Feature Type: | Range (2) - Group or chain of mountains or hills. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Chechidla Range, NW of Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°04'59"N, 132°30'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104K/1 |
| Related Maps: |
104K 104K/1 104K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1954 on 104K. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"...means 'mountains are hard'. The name was supplied by an old [Indigenous person] of the Tahltan tribe, who was familiar with the country and who now lives at Telegraph Creek. His command of English was inadequate to properly express the meaning of certain [Indigenous names]. The spelling....[is phonetic] and may not represent the true interpretation." (January 1954 names list with remarks provided by Army Survey Establishment, file T.5.54) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |