Etsho 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: | NE of Fort Nelson, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°14'59"N, 121°30'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94P/6 |
| Related Maps: |
94I/13
94I/14
94I/15
94O/8
94O/9
94P/1
94P/12
94P/6
94P/8
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 November 1964 on NTS map 94. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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According to E.R. McMinn, BCLS, who conducted surveys in this area in 1955, Etsho is a Dene word for "great" or "large" and might refer to the Etsho Plateau above the escarpment. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |