| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Dodd Narrows, W of Mudge Island, Cedar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°08'07"N, 123°49'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 31 March 1924 on 92G/4 as listed in the 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, and 1924 Gazetteers and as labeled on Chart 3523 "Plans on the East Coast of Vancouver Island" (1905). In lieu of original paperwork this name was reconfirmed 2 October 1953. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named after Joanna (Joan) Olive Dunsmuir (nee White; 1827-1908), daughter of Alexander White and widow of Robert Dunsmuir. The couple lived on Vancouver Island. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named by Commander John F. Parry of the "Egeria" 1904, and likely appears on C. 3450 and C. 3471. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |