Anahim
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Anahim is a name used for several features in British Columbia, Canada, derived from the name of Chief Anahim, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in
people in the mid-19th Century:
Various Indian Reserves of the Tl'etinqox-t'in Government
are named Anahim No. 10, Anahim No. 11 etc. Their main reserve community is known by a variant name, Anaham.
Tsilhqot'in
The Tsilhqot'in are a Northern Athabaskan First Nations people that live in British Columbia, Canada...
people in the mid-19th Century:
- Anahim Lake, British ColumbiaAnahim Lake, British ColumbiaAnahim Lake is a small community in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its name, and the name of the associated lake, in the Tsilhqot'in language, is Tl'etinqox. The village and surrounding areas have a population of approximately 1500. The Ulkatcho First Nation has 729 living on nearby...
, a community in the west-central part of the province - Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake Airport, , is located south of Anahim Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It is a year-round airport serving the West Chilcotin area, operated by Cariboo Regional District....
, the airport of the community of Anahim Lake - Anahim PeakAnahim PeakAnahim Peak, sometimes mistakenly called Anaheim, is a volcanic cone in the Anahim Volcanic Belt in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Anahim Lake and east of Tsitsutl Peak. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over a hotspot, similar to the one feeding the Hawaiian...
, a volcano in the Anahim Volcanic Belt - Anahim hotspotAnahim hotspotThe Anahim hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in central British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Interior Plateau, a large region that lies between the Cariboo and Monashee Mountains to the east, and the Hazelton Mountains, Coast Mountains and Cascade Range to the west...
, an inferred mantle plume feeding the Anahim Volcanic Belt - Anahim Volcanic BeltAnahim Volcanic BeltThe Anahim Volcanic Belt is a long volcanic belt, stretching from just north of Vancouver Island to near Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada. The Anahim Volcanic Belt has had three main magmatic episodes: 15–13 Ma, 9–6 Ma, and 3–1 Ma. The volcanoes generally become younger eastward at a rate of to ...
, a linear belt of volcanoes
Various Indian Reserves of the Tl'etinqox-t'in Government
Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office
The Tl'etinqox-t'in Government Office is a First Nations government located in the Chilcotin District in the western Central Interior region of the Canadian province of British Columbia...
are named Anahim No. 10, Anahim No. 11 etc. Their main reserve community is known by a variant name, Anaham.