Chief Mathews Bay
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW shore of Whidbey Reach, Gardner Canal, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°21'31"N, 128°04'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Chief Mathews Bay adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, not Kowesas Bay as had been labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1923A, 1927 or earlier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Confirmed 14 June 1946 on 103 SE, 2 October 1952 on 103H and 7 May 1953 on C.3745, with co-ordinates of 53 21 - 128 07. More accurate co-ordinates are 53 21- 128 05. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |