Iknouk River
| Language of origin | Tsimshianic language family Nisg̲a’a language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | XnukwOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into lower Nass River, between Laxgalts'ap (formerly Greenville) and Gingolx (formerly Kincolith), N of Prince Rupert, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°00'21"N, 129°48'47"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Iknouk River adopted 6 August 1953 on 103 P, not Iknouk Creek as labelled on BC Lands' map 3M, 1929. Form of name changed to Xnukw (River) per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |