Benson Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Broken Group, Pacific Rim National Park, Barclay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°52'59"N, 125°22'55"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hawkins Island adopted 3 April 1934 on C.327, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 592, 1865; name changed to Benson Island 6 November 1934. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Reason for change is not clear - perhaps to avoid confusion with another Hawkins Island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After John W. Benson, pre-emptor Sec 43 on this island, 8 May 1893. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |