Waddington Canyon
| Feature Type: | Canyon (2) - Deep, narrow valley with precipitous walls. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Homathko River, below Mosley Creek, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°14'14"N, 124°56'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92N/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 August 1922 for BC map 2D, Powell River, as labelled on BC map 1A, 1912, and on BC map 1G, 1916. Re-approved 5 October 1960 on 92N (file M.1.55). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Extent is labelled on Dwg 2960 QQ, "Interim Report on Taseko-Chilko-Homathko Project" Sec 1, Water Power Investigations, 1928-29, Water Rights Branch N.850. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |