Auk Creek
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tlingit language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Ksi Sii Aks (Tseax River), SE of New Aiyansh, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°06'39"N, 128°58'39"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/2 |
| Related Maps: |
103P/2 103P/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 25 September 1974 on 103 P, as proposed March 1963 by Columbia Cellulose Co (file N.1.53) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Auk is a type of seabird indigenous to the northern coast; Auk is "an Indian of the Tlingit tribe" (Webster's Dictionary). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |