Hoia Bluff
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Bluff (1) - A shoreline terrain elevation with an almost perpendicular face. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Coffee Crater, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°38'49"N, 130°49'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/9 as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada (L.I. 15 November 1979). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Hoia" is recorded as being the Tahltan word for "sunset," which was selected because the feature is prominent west facing outlook. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |