Noetai Hill
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Dakelh, Carrier language |
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Murray River opposite Sandy Hill, SE of Chetwynd, Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°30'13"N, 121°05'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93P/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 16 January 1950 on 93P/NW, as originally submitted in March 1930 by J.F.Templeton, BCLS, and as labelled on BC Lands' map 3Q, 1931 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Templeton established secondary triangulation stations on 3 hills adjacent to this segment of the Murray River, their names selected from the Carrier Indian vocabulary: Nini, Nunki and Noetai, meaning joy, dowry and dance, respectively. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |