| Language of origin | Haida language X̱aad Kíl dialect |
| Feature Type: | Hill - Elevation of terrain rising prominently above the surrounding land. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Tow Hill |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of McIntyre Bay at mouth of Hiellen River, NE end of Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°04'27"N, 131°47'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tow Hill adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on Geological Survey of Canada maps compiled by George Dawson, 1878; confirmed 6 February 1948 on Chart #3714 and 10 December 1959 on 103 J/4. Spelling changed 7 January 2022 to Taaw Tldáaw on 103J/4 as recommended by The Council of the Haida Nation and supported by North Coast Regional District, Archipelago Search and Rescue, and BC Parks. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Taaw Tldáaw is the ancestral X̱aad Kíl name for this hill (Advice from The Council of the Haida Nation, 2020). Source: included with note |