Colburne Passage
| Feature Type: | Passage - Variation of Pass: Narrow stretch of water connecting two larger water bodies. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Piers Island and NE end of Saanich Peninsula, N of Victoria, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°41'39"N, 123°24'34"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Colburne Passage adopted 22 November 1910. "Colburne Passage (not Colborne nor Colbourne)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Edward S. Colburne, RN, aboard HMS Hawk 1855; died 1863. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |