| Language of origin |
Wakashan language family
Kwak̓wala language
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| Feature Type: | Mountain - Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
S of junction of Zeballos and Nomash Rivers, NE of Zeballos, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°00'10"N, 126°46'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92L/2 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 9 January 1934 on 92L/2 as labelled on A.J. Campbell's 1933 map of the Nimpkish River area.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Indigenous word of the Kwiha Sept, Kwakiool Tribe, meaning "forest".
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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