| Feature Type: | Islets - Small island. Plural of Islet. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side Strait of Georgia, off N end of Saturna Island, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°49'27"N, 123°11'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Bellechain Islets" adopted 7 March 1924. Form of name changed to Belle Chain Islets 14 January 1946 on C.350. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled simply "Belle Chain" on British Admiralty Chart 2840, 1861 et seq, and on BC map 2A, 1913. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named about 1860 after Isabel ("Belle"), youngest daughter of Captain Jeremiah Nagle, harbour master for Vancouver Island at the time. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Or .... named after one Mr. Belle, crewman with Wilkes in 1841 (?) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |