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Lax BilakOfficial Name
Pronounced:"LACH bil-ak"
Feature Type:Site
Latitude:54°47'50" Position at: CENTRE
Longitude:129°40'30"
Gazetteer Map:103I/13
Relative Location:Near Lachballach Lake, SE of mouth of Nass River, Range 5 Coast Land District
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Origin Notes and History

Formerly Lakbelak Lake IR 40, Lakbelak Creek IR 39 and Lakbelak IR 38, Kincolith Band, all extinguished per Nisga'a Treaty and transferred to fee-simple interest: Lots 6454, 6455 & 6453 Range 5 Coast Land District, respectively. Lax Bilak (site) adopted per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000; a single name applying to 3 discrete sites. Origin/significance not provided.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office