Coal Harbour
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Holberg Inlet, Quatsino Sound, S of Port Hardy at N end Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°35'59"N, 127°35'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Coal Harbour (Post Office & Steamer landing) adopted 3 June 1947 on 92 L/12 . Identified as Coal Harbour (Post Office) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Coal Harbour (community) 15 December 1982 on 92 L/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Coal Harbour Post Office was opened 16 March 1936. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |