Comox Lake
| Language of origin | Salishan language family ʔayʔaǰuθəm language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Puntledge River, S of Courtenay, Nelson Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°37'14"N, 125°09'39"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 7 March 1922 on Ottawa file OBF 0671, as labelled on BC map 2C, 1919. See Comox and Comox Harbour. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Puntledge Lake" on Robert Brown's September 1864 sketch "Plan of Route, Comox Harbour to Alberni Canal" followed by the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |