Felice Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Stubbs Island and Tofino, Clayoquot Sound, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°09'10"N, 125°55'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Felice Island (not Round Island)" adopted in 1910, and so-identified in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911. Re-approved 6 November 1934 on C348. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Round Island" on British Admiralty Chart #1835, 1898 et seq; still so-known by longtime residents according to 1991 advice from Tofino historians Ken Gibson and Ed Arnett. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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One of Commander John Meares' ships, wintered at Nootka in 1788. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |