Juus Ḵáahlii
| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Masset Inlet, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°37'43"N, 132°23'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103F/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Juskatla Inlet adopted 7 March 1933 on C.G.S. 278A, "Prince George Sheet," as established on BC Provincial Map 3L, 1915, and in the 1930 Gazetteer of Canada; confirmed 3 July 1946 on Map 103SE. Spelling changed 7 January 2022 to Juus Ḵáahlii on 103F/9 as recommended by The Council of the Haida Nation and supported by North Coast Regional District, Archipelago Search and Rescue, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue, and the Village of Port Clements. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Juus Ḵáahlii is the ancestral X̱aad Kíl name for this inlet (Advice from The Council of the Haida Nation, 2020). Source: included with note |