Gem Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Mount Albert Edward on E side of Buttle Lake, in Strathcona Provincial Park, Comox Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°41'26"N, 125°25'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 on 92F/11, as submitted by A.J. Campbell, BCLS. Confirmed 7 October 1948 on 92F/11. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Regan's 1930 E&N survey party had called this "Emerald Lake"; changed to Gem Lake to avoid duplication. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |