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Xk'aat'aapgwit Official Name

Pronounced: "scat APP-gwit"

Feature Type: Peak (2)

Latitude: 54°48'42" Position at: CENTRE

Longitude: 130°03'33"

Gazetteer Map: 103J/16
Relative Location: E side of Nasoga Gulf Observatory Inlet, SE of Gingolx (formerly Kincolith), N of Prince Rupert, Cassiar Land District

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Xk'aat'aapgwit	Official Name
Pronounced:	"scat APP-gwit"
Feature Type:	Peak (2)
Latitude:	54°48'42"	Position at: CENTRE
Longitude:	130°03'33"
Gazetteer Map:	103J/16
Relative Location:	E side of Nasoga Gulf Observatory Inlet, SE of Gingolx (formerly Kincolith), N of Prince Rupert, Cassiar Land District
Return all features within 5Km proximity	View geographical name location on a 1:250K mapsheet

Origin Notes and History

Xk'aat'aapgwit (peak) adopted per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

Nisga'a name is Xk'aat'aapgwit, meaning "the highest, sharp peak" that protrudes above all other mountains. [k'aa/ really; t'aapkw/ sharp]. Xk'aat'aapgwit is another mountain where the Nisga'a sought refuge from the Great Flood.
Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC