Ingenika Mine Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. SW. of junction of Ingenika and Swannell Rivers, Cassiar Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Ingenika Mine

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ingenika Mine

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

Name Description
Ingenika Mine Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ingenika Mine

References to Ingenika Mine that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 4 June 1953 on Map 94C, as establied on BC Map 1H, 1933, and BC Map 1L, 1940. Named in association with Ingenika River, Ingenika Cone, Ingenika Crag, and Ingenika Range.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file A.1.42.  |  Province of British Columbia

"A Sekani word indicating that the low-lying kinnikinnick shrub (bearberry) is to be found along this river." From entry for Ingenika River.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; "British Columbia Place Names"; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997, page 137.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Peace River Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01