Deep Bay
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Vancouver Island between Bowser and Fanny Bay, Newcastle Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'44"N, 124°43'23"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 May 1981 on 92F/7; a long-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Deep Bay Station identified in railroad timetable #17, 1922 and 1929. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |