Stikine Plateau
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tlingit language |
| Feature Type: | Plateau - Extensive, elevated region, with either level terrain, or nearly uniform summit levels. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | From Nakina and Jennings Rivers to Skeena Mountains, between Cassiar and Coast Mountains, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°22'59"N, 129°53'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104I/5 |
| Related Maps: |
104I/12 104I/5 104J 94D/10 94D/11 94D/14 94D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 August 1952 on 104J as labelled on map 922A "Canadian Cordillera", 1948. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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See name record for Stikine River for name origin information. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |