Sharp Peak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N of Leading Point, Nass River, below Laxgalts'ap (formerly Greenville), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°01'21"N, 129°43'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 B.C. Gazetteer. Confirmed 6 August 1953 on 103 P. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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The name is duplicated elsewhere on the coast, but is a well-known local name and should be adopted, as recommended by Mr. Calder, MLA for Atlin; Mr. Calder's father, a respected Chief at Aiyansh, provided comments about this and other features during production of map 103P. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |