Corra Linn
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of West Arm Kootenay Lake, W of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°28'14"N, 117°28'09"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Corra Linn (station) adopted 5 March 1959, as identified in CPR timetables from February 1942 or earlier. Name rescinded 24 December 1970. Reinstated as Corra Linn (locality) 23 February 1976. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by CPR in association with nearby Bonnington Falls; in Scotland, Bonnington Linn and Corra Linn [waterfalls] are about 1/2 mile apart on the River Clyde. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |