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Wii Lax K'ap Official Name

Pronounced: "wee LACH-khap"

Feature Type: Former Indian Village

Latitude: 55°12'30" Position at: POPULATION CENTRE

Longitude: 129°06'00"

Gazetteer Map: 103P/3
Relative Location: Near mouth of Gitzyon Creek, just W of New Aiyansh, Cassiar Land District

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Wii Lax K'ap	Official Name
Pronounced:	"wee LACH-khap"
Feature Type:	Former Indian Village
Latitude:	55°12'30"	Position at: POPULATION CENTRE
Longitude:	129°06'00"
Gazetteer Map:	103P/3
Relative Location:	Near mouth of Gitzyon Creek, just W of New Aiyansh, Cassiar Land District
Return all features within 5Km proximity	View geographical name location on a 1:250K mapsheet

Origin Notes and History

Wii Lax K'ap (former Indian Village) 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

Wii Lax K'ap means "on (the site of) part of a big flat", situated near Ksi Sii Aks (Tseax River). This was one of the first village sites of the Gitlaxt'aamiks before the volcanic eruption. Ksi Gimwits'ax was the river that came down near the village of Wii Lax K'ap, and later became Ksi Sii Aks (meaning "water (river) flowing out of new water"). New Aiyansh is presently situated on part of the territory of Wii Lax K'ap.
Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC