Exchamsiks River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Skeena River below Terrace, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°19'54"N, 129°17'44"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/6 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/12 103I/5 103I/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Originally approved in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Land's map 3M, 1916. Spelling confirmed 4 November 1948 on 103/NE, and 4 October 1951 on 103I. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Spelled "Exchumsik River" on BC Lands' map 1H, 1917. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |