Village of Radium Hot Springs Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Hotsprings / Hot Springs - Site of a natural flow of hot or warm water issuing from the ground. Plural of Hotspring / Hot Spring. In Kootenay National Park, N. of Windermere Lake, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

Village of Radium Hot Springs: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Village of Radium Hot Springs

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Village of Radium Hot Springs

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Village of Radium Hot Springs Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Village of Radium Hot Springs

References to Village of Radium Hot Springs that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 12 May 1965 on 82K/NE as a long-established name.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Until about 1915 these were called Sinclair Hot Springs. An analysis of the water was made at McGill University 14 May 1912, and it was discovered to contained radioactive particles - hence the change of name. "The natural temperature of the main spring of the Sinclair/Radium Hot Springs in Kootenay National Park....is about 114 degrees Fahrenheit. The radioactivity is unusually high and it is believed that their theraputic efficacy may be partly due to this fact" ("Natural Resources", Canada, July 1929).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Related Catalog Titles

A Bibliography for Village of Radium Hot Springs, Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia

Nipika a story of Radium Hot Springs by David Zieroth , Dianne Bersea (Illustrator), Parks Canada Western Region

Title Cover Image

36, [2] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

CIRC [ 1 ]
History · 1st Edition · Parks Canada, Western Region ; Available from Print. and Pub. Supply and Services Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Hull, Quebec, 1978
Related Catalog Items: Village of Radium Hot Springs · Regional District of East Kootenay

 


 

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Last updated: 2023-10-21