Language selection

Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)

Content advisory: The Canadian Geographical Names Database contains historical terminology that is considered racist, offensive and derogatory. Geographical naming authorities are in the process of addressing many offensive place names, but the work is still ongoing. For more information, please contact the GNBC Secretariat.

Official geographical names data are provided by the federal, provincial and territorial naming authorities of the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC).

Search by:

Kahnawake

Feature
Point
Name Kahnawake
Indigenous Language of Origin Kanien’kéha, Kanyen’kéha (Mohawk)
Toponymic Feature ID 0ccc2185849c20c33c0947949c8dfd15
Key EMACH
Status Official
Concise Term UNP-Unincorporated place
Generic Term Post Office
Location Kahnawake; Roussillon
Province/Territory Quebec
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 45° 24′ 52″ N, 73° 40′ 25″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 45.4144444, -73.6736111
NTS Map Number 031H05
Relevance at Scale 1:145 000
Decision Date 1986-12-18
Source Quebec-Commission de Toponymie
Access this information in the following formats
Date modified: