Mansons Landing
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Cortez Island |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW side of Cortes Island, N end of Strait of Georgia, Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°03'48"N, 124°58'54"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Mansons Landing (Post Office, Steamer Landing, Settlement) adopted 6 April 1950 on 92 NW. Identified as Mansons Landing (Post Office) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Mansons Landing (community) 31 May 1982 on 92 K/2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |