Maq:cup River
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Malksope RiverOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into head of Malksope Inlet, Checleset Bay, NW side of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°08'18"N, 127°25'19"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations proposed that Malksope River be changed to Maq:cup River, being the preferred Nuu-chah-nulth spelling of the river's name, as well as the name of the former village near its' mouth. Awaiting further interpretive information from Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations. This feature is largely within Maa-nulth Lands of the Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k:tles7et'h' First Nations. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |