Defot
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W. of Mount Defot, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°53'59"N, 130°27'06"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104J/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Defot (settlement) adopted 21 December 1944 on 104NE. Form of name changed to Defot (abandoned locality) 14 August 1952 on 104J. Form of name changed to Defot (locality) 6 November 1952 on 104J. Not labelled on maps since the 1970s. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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No one lives here, although area residents no habitation, however, it is referred to as a location by the people of the area and is therefore retained. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |