Lanezi Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Dakelh, Carrier language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Cariboo River, E of Quesnel, E end of Bowron Lakes Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°03'24"N, 120°55'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/2 |
| Related Maps: |
93H/2 93H/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1936 on 93H/2 as labeled on Reference Map 3G "Quesnel" (1935). Previously labeled as "Long Lake" on Reference Map 3G "Quesnel" (1914, 1921, 1927) and Reference Map 3H "Tête-Jaune" (1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1931). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Lanezi" recorded as being the Dak'elh word for "ten" (p. 71B). Source: Tolmie, W.F. & Dawson, G.M; "Comparative Vocabularies of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia"; Geological & Natural History Survey of Canada, 1884 |