Dowager Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Finlayson and Mathieson Channels off W side of Don Peninsula, just NW of Bella Bella, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°25'24"N, 128°22'12"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 April 1929 on Chart of Milbanke Sound, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1462, 1872 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named during Captain Pender's survey, 1867-70. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |