Yagi Ridge
| Feature Type: | Ridge (2) - Elongated stretch of elevated ground. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Mess Lake, S end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park S of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°25'00"N, 130°45'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada (file T.2.54). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A renowned Japanese volcanologist and teacher accompanied a Canadian Geological Survey exploration party to this area in 1966; Yagi is the Japanese word for mountain goat, which abound in this area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |