Blackpine Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side of Mesilinka River, E of Aiken Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°20'35"N, 125°23'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94C/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Jackpine Lake adopted 31 October 1942 on 94C/W, as labelled on GSC map 787A (title/date not cited) (file A.1.42). Name changed to Blackpine Lake 24 November 1944 on 94/SW (file F.1.44). Confirmed 4 June 1953 on 94C. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Originally described as "...expansion of Mesilinka River..." Large scale mapping confirms that this lake is tributary to Mesilinka River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |