Chrome Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off S end Denman Island, N of Qualicum Bay, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°28'19"N, 124°41'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Chrome Island adopted 10 July 1923 on 92F, as recommended by BC; not Yellow Island as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913, and on BC map 2D, 1923. Chrome Island confirmed 2 June 1949 on 92F/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"There are three others of the same name in BC. I suggest that 'Chrome' be passed in place of Yellow for this feature, presuming the 'Yellow' to be a descriptive name." (15 March 1923 letter from BC Chief Geographer to Geographic Board) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |