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Eddontenajon
Location of Eddontenajon in British Columbia

Eddontenajon is an unincorporated settlement in the Stikine Country of the northwestern British Columbia Interior in Canada. It is located along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway on the northeast side of Eddontenajon Lake and comprises a small commercial centre as well as the community. It should not be confused with the original Eddontenajon Post Office, now renamed Iskut which is a few miles farther north at the north end of the lake. [1]

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The name means "child walking in the water" in the Tahltan language. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Eddontenajon (community)". BC Geographical Names.

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Coordinates: 57°48′47″N129°57′32″W / 57.813°N 129.959°W / 57.813; -129.959

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