Skidegate
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Skidegate LandingOfficial |
| Relative Location: | N side of Skidegate Inlet, at E end of Village of Queen Charlotte (municipality) on Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°14'48"N, 132°00'36"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Skidegate (Village) was adopted 14 June 1946 on 103 SE. Changed to Post Office & Steamer Landing in the 1953 Gazetteer. Changed to Settlement in 1973 Cumulative Supplement. Changed to Locality 15 February 1983 on 103 F/1. Changed to Skidegate Landing (Locality) 31 March 1992 on 103F/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |