Matsqui Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Fraser River, S. of mouth of Silverdale Creek, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'14"N, 122°20'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Matsqui Islands adopted 12 December 1939. Form of name changed to Matsqui Island 2 October 1952 on 92G/1 - this is now one island. See Matsqui (Urban Community) for origin. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |