| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW end of Homfray Channel at N end Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°08'32"N, 124°41'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 November 1952 on 92K, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 580, 1864 et seq, and as 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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Origin/significance not recorded; presumably named in 1860 by Captain Richards or in 1864 by Captain Pender. The original (1862) edition of Admiralty Chart 580 is not in BC toponymy collection, however various small features surrounding Prideaux Haven are labelled on the 1864 edition with family or given names: Edward Point, Eveleigh Island, Ellen Point, Laura Cove, Mary Island, Melanie Cove, Morgan Island, Paige Islets, William Island.... Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |