Kunx̱ana TlldaG̱aaw
| Feature Type: | Mount - Variation of Mountain: Mass of land prominently elevated above the surrounding terrain, bounded by steep slopes and rising to a summit and/or peaks. ["Mount" preceding the name usually indicates that the feature is named after a person.] |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Alliford Bay, SW of Sandspit (community), NE end of Moresby Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°12'10"N, 131°55'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mount Poole adopted 15 April 1946 on Hydrographic Services Chart #306. Name changed 7 January 2022 to Kunx̱ana TlldaG̱aaw on 103G/4 as recommended by The Council of the Haida Nation and supported by North Coast Regional District, Archipelago Search and Rescue, BC Parks, Avalanche Canada, Association of Canadian Mountain Guides, and the Alpine Club of Canada. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Kunx̱ana TlldaG̱aaw is the ancestral X̱aayda Kil name for this mountain (Advice from The Council of the Haida Nation, 2020). Source: included with note |