Yekooche Island
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Dakelh, Carrier language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Yakooche Island |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Stuart Lake, near W end, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°36'53"N, 125°02'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Yakooche Island adopted 13 November 1979. Form of name changed to Yekooche Island 28 March 1991 on 93K/11, the correct spelling as provided by Tl'Azt'En Nations, formerly Stuart-Trembleur Band, at Tachie. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |