Madrona Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Crease Island, Carey Group, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°36'29"N, 126°38'13"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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Madrona Island adopted 6 January 1949 on OBF 2552, not Arbutus Island as labelled on earlier maps; changed 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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Madrona, from the Spanish madroño, any of several evergreen trees (genus Arbutus) of the heath family. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |