| Feature Type: | Islands - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. Plural of Island. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Crease and Harbledown Islands, E of Port McNeill, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°36'05"N, 126°36'51"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 2C, 1919. Re-approved 3 June 1954 on C.3568. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Charles James Carey, RN, first lieutenant aboard HMS Clio under Captain Turnour. Born 1838; entered the navy 1850; lieutenant 1858; served on this station 1865-68; commander 1868; retired as captain 1883; died 1891. Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |
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The group includes Ralph, Alder & Larsen Islands, plus the three islands north of Larsen Island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |