Klootch Canyon

Klootch Canyon

Klootch Canyon, originally Klootchman Canyon, is a canyon on the Skeena River in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, south of the community of Cedarvale.

"Klootchman" is the Chinook Jargon word for "woman" or "female" (i.e. as an adjective).

ee also

*List of Chinook Jargon placenames

References

* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=35457 BCGNIS listing "Klootch Canyon"]
* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=48432 BCGNIS listing "Klootchman Canyon"]


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