Deserters Group
| Feature Type: | Islands - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. Plural of Island. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off NE end of Vancouver Island in Ripple Passage, NW of Port Hardy, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°52'33"N, 127°28'10"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1950 on 92/NW, as labelled on BC map 2C, 1919 et seq, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. See Deserters Island for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |