Nikanassin

Nikanassin

Nikanassin is a name of Cree origin, meaning "first range".[1]

It can refer to:

  • Nikanassin Range, a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies in Alberta
  • Nikanassin Formation, a geological unit of the Western Canadian Sedimantery Basin of Jurassic age, named after the mountain range.

References

  1. ^ Bivuac.com. "Nikanassin Range". http://www.bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=1032. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 

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