Defot Stikine, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. W. of Mount Defot, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

Defot: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Defot

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Defot

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

Name Description
Defot Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Defot

References to Defot that document the origin of its place name

Defot (settlement) adopted 21 December 1944 on 104NE. Form of name changed to Defot (abandoned locality) 14 August 1952 on 104J. Form of name changed to Defot (locality) 6 November 1952 on 104J. Not labelled on maps since the 1970s.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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No one lives here, although area residents no habitation, however, it is referred to as a location by the people of the area and is therefore retained.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27