Pearse Canal Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just inside BC-Alaska boundary at S entrance to Pearse Canal, N of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°47'04"N, 130°36'31"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 December 1986 on 103J/15 and C.3960, as submitted by Hydrograhic Service in association with Pearse Canal. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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See Sailing Directions, vol 2, ed 10, 1985, p. 333: the Canadian Hydrographic Service maintains a light on the island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |