Poise Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Porpoise Bay, S end of Sechelt Inlet, just N of Sechelt, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°29'50"N, 123°45'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Poise Island adopted 27 July 1945 on C.3589, as submitted by Hydrographic Service; not "Deadman's Island" as identified on early charts (title/dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Re-named by Hydrographic Service to avoid duplication. BC name card indicates that "Cook's Island" was another early name for this feature (map/document title/date not cited). Likely same origin as Cook Bay and Cook Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |