Papaya Nunatak
| Feature Type: | Peak (2) - Summit of a mountain or hill, or the mountain or hill itself. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Tulsequah Glacier, at S end of Atlin Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°57'29"N, 133°57'31"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104K/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Papaya Nunatak (peak) was adopted 8 November 1991 on 104K/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This is a well-known and prominent landmark in the area, rising dramatically from the toe of the Llewellyn Icefield and resembling a papaya in shape and colour. Nunatak is Inuit for "lonely peak" and has become established in geological terminology referring to an island of rock or a mountain peak surrounded by land ice. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |