Bourgeaux Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Little Iskut River, SE of Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°30'12"N, 130°26'47"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/9 |
| Related Maps: |
104G/10 104G/7 104G/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 24 July 1945 on 104SE, as recommended by BC Chief Geographer (file S.2.44). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After F. Bourgeaux, a member of the Western Union Telegraph Company party which, in 1866, explored this area for an overland route to Europe via Alaska, the Bering Strait and Asia. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |