The Thumb
| 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 |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Bear Lake, on the divide between head of Omineca abd Bear Rivers, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°09'48"N, 126°44'49"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94D/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 April 1940 on Geological Survey sheet 622A, McConnell Creek, as labelled on plan 3T324, "Ingenika and Finlay Rivers" by Frank Swannell, BCLS, 1932. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |