Aristazabal Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW. of Princess Royal Island, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°38'40"N, 129°06'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/11 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/10 103A/11 103A/14 103A/6 103A/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1921 by the Geographic Board of Canada, as identified in the BC Pilot, Vol II, 1913. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named 30 August 1792 by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño of the Spanish corvette "Aranzazu", in honour of Gabriel de Aristazábal, comandante de la armada; Captain Vancouver misspelled this "Aristizable" on his chart. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Gabriel de Aristazábal...one of the most noted Spanish naval commanders of the day... Source: Wagner, Henry R; The Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America; University of California Press, Berkley, 1937 |