Malksope Inlet
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends NE from Checleset Bay, NW side of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°07'34"N, 127°27'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 June 1947 on C.3683, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 716, 1865 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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The preferred modern spelling is Maq:cup (pronounced mack tsoop). (December 2010 advice from Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations.) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |