Nahlin Plateau
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Plateau - Extensive, elevated region, with either level terrain, or nearly uniform summit levels. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | From Nahlin River to Stikine River, between Sheslay and Tuya Rivers, NE of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°26'59"N, 131°25'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104J/6 |
| Related Maps: |
104J/11 104J/12 104J/3 104J/5 104J/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 August 1952 on 104J/6 as appears on Reference Map 922A "Canadian Cordillera" (1948). Likely named in association with Nahlin River. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Recorded that Rose Dennis of Dease Lake, indicated that this Tahltan word means "water pouring down" pronounced Nah-ah-LEEN. Jackie Williams, Atlin, indicates this is similar to a Tlingit word meaning "walk up to the next village". Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |