| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Metsantan Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°25'22"N, 127°24'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94E/6 |
| Related Maps: |
94E 94E/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted Novmber 1944 (exact date not cited) on Map 94SW as an established name. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file F.1.44. |
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Adapted from the Sekani name for the lake, Me'uts'andan (Guzagi K'úgé, published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is a Sekani word meaning “full belly,” and refers to good fishing at this lake. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; "British Columbia Place Names"; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |
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Labelled "Matsanetanni Lake" on Provincial Map 1H, 1917 and 1933. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |