Gunn Valley
| Feature Type: | Valley (1) - Long relatively narrow depression, commonly containing a river or other water feature. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Fishem and Tuzcha Lakes, between Taseko Lakes and Tŝilhqox Biny (lake), Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°15'35"N, 123°41'22"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/5 |
| Related Maps: |
92O/4 92O/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 August 1954 on 92O, as identified in Geological Survey of Canada publication 2063, 1925, Chilko Lake & Vicinity (included in GSC Summary Report 1924, Pt.A.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"The Chilcotin name is ganin, after a Nemaiah resident who lived there." (from an interview with Henry Solomon, Nemaiah Valley, about place names and resources in the Nemaiah Valley-Taseko Lakes-Yohetta Valley area, conducted by Robert Tynhurst, 24 July 1983) Source: included with note |