Taku
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Graham Inlet Tagish Lake, just NW of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°37'59"N, 133°51'07"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Taku (steamer landing) adopted 6 May 1947 on 104/NW; re-approed 4 October 1951on 104N. Form of name changed to Taku (locality) 29 November 1984 (Ottawa file 203-2). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is the point at which steamers from Carcross land freight and passengers enroute to Atlin; a tramway connects from Taku Landing to Atlin Lake. (Ottawa file OBF 0002). Source: included with note |