nʕaylintn
[nye-lin-tin]
| Feature Type: | Bluff (2) - A steep-sided hill or promontory. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| 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 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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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. |