Chezacut
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Chezacut is an unincorporated ranching settlement and former post office in the Chilcotin District
of the Central Interior of British Columbia
, Canada
. Its name means "bird without wings" in the Chilcotin language
. It is located on the north shore of Chilcotin Lake
near the confluence of the Chilcotin
and Clusko Rivers, northwest of the community of Alexis Creek
.
Chezacut Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 5 is nearby, located at 52°21′00"N 124°03′00"W
Chilcotin District
The Chilcotin District of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lea of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River....
of the Central Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Its name means "bird without wings" in the Chilcotin language
Chilcotin language
Chilcotin is a Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot’in people....
. It is located on the north shore of Chilcotin Lake
Chilcotin Lake
Chilcotin Lake is a lake in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on the Chilcotin River to the north of Puntzi Lake....
near the confluence of the Chilcotin
Chilcotin River
The Chilcotin River is a long tributary of the Fraser River in southern British Columbia, Canada. It drains the Chilcotin Plateau, which lies between the Fraser River and the Coast Mountains...
and Clusko Rivers, northwest of the community of Alexis Creek
Alexis Creek, British Columbia
Alexis Creek, also known as Anaham, is an unincorporated community in the Chilcotin District of the western Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on Highway 20 between Williams Lake and Bella Coola...
.
Chezacut Cemetery Indian Reserve No. 5 is nearby, located at 52°21′00"N 124°03′00"W