Denman Island
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Hornby and Vancouver Islands on W side Strait of Georgia, Nanaimo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°32'44"N, 124°47'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/10 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/10 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 July 1923 on Ottawa file OBF 0784, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 580, 1862 et seq, and on BC map 2A, 1913. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named c1864 by Captain Richards, RN, after Rear-Admiral the Honourable Joseph Denman, FRS, commander-in-chief of the Pacific station 1864-66, flagship Sutlej...... Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |