Kiltuish Inlet
| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends South from Gardner Canal, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°21'56"N, 128°29'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | MCR003 |
| Related Maps: |
103H/7 103H/8 MCR003 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 July 1946 on Map 103 SE; MCR 003 as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #1923A (1927) and as listed in the 1930 Gazetteer of Canada. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file Q.1.45. |
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"According to historians Philip and Helen Akrigg, this name comes from a Haisla First Nation work meaning “a long, narrow stretch of water leading outward.”" Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 308. |