Dogfish Bay 42
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Site - A named place that has historic, geographic or folkloric significance. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Xmaat'inOfficial |
| Relative Location: | E side of Portland Canal, near entrance, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°03'59"N, 130°08'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103O/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dogfish Bay Indian Reserve 42, Kincolith Band. Extinguished per Nisga'a Treaty and transferred, with extensions, to fee-simple interest: Lots 5432, 627, 628, 628A, & 7234, Cassiar Land District. Name changed to Xmaat'in (site) per the Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |