Puntzi Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | Just NW of Tŝideldel (Community), Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°12'02"N, 124°00'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/1 |
| Related Maps: |
93B/4 93C/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 March 1947 on 93/SW, as a well-established name. Also Puntzi Creek. The name "Puntzi" is an anglicization of "Bendziny". Name changed 11 March 2019 to Bendziny on 93C/01 as recommended by the Tŝilhqot'in National Government and supported by the Cariboo Regional District, BC Parks, and Recreation Sites and Trails. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"Puntzee" is a Carrier Indian word meaning "small lake" as reported by Lieutenant H.S. Palmer of the Royal Engineers, who visited the lake in 1862. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973. |