Feature Type: | Bluff (2) - A steep-sided hill or promontory. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Pronounced: |
nye-lin-tin |
Relative Location: |
W side of Okanagan River just S of Vaseux Lake, S of Penticton, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°15'16"N, 119°32'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82E/5 |
Origin Notes and History:
McIntyre Bluff adopted 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW. Name changed to nʕaylintn per request from Osoyoos Indian Band as part of agreement with Ministry of Environment, 7 August 2015.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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nʕaylintn, pronounced nye-lin-tin, is the traditional nsyilxcen (Okanagan) language name for this bluff and is not capitalized.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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