Braza Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off SE end GiIlford Island, Knight Inlet, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°40'25"N, 126°15'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Braza Island adopted 6 January 1949 on Ottawa file OBF 2552; not Martin Creek as had been labelled on BC map 2C, 1919 & 1948; change recommended by Hydrographic Service, to avoid duplication. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Braza recalls the early Spanish name for Knight Inlet - Braza de Vernaci. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |