Squiness Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Dakelh, Carrier language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Bella Coola (Community), SW of Gatcho Lake, W of Rainbow Lake, Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°51'15"N, 125°58'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/13 |
| Related Maps: |
93C 93C/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 March 1954 on 93C/13 as listed in Gazetteers (1930, 1953) and as appears on Reference Map 12A "Dean (Salmon) River Valley" (date not cited). May have previously been been labeled as Takia Lake or Fish Lake on Reference Map 11 "Upper Horsefly Creek and Clearwater Lake" (date not cited). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Squiness" recorded as being the name of an Ulkatcho Chief, more commonly spelled 'Squinas' (O.1.46). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |