Kildidt Narrows
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Haíłzaqvḷa language |
| Feature Type: | Narrows - Constricted section of a water body. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Entrance to Kildidt Inlet Hunter Island, S of Bella Bella, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°53'04"N, 128°06'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 102P/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 August 1944 on Hydrographic Services Chart #399, "Hakai Passage to Queen Sound." Named in association with Kildidt Sound. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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From the Heiltsuk First Nation word meaning “long inlet” or “long way inland.” Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 307. |
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The name "Kildidt Rapids" was considered for this feature before Kildidt Narrows was adopted. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |