Reifel Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Mouth of Fraser River at NW end of Westham Island, S of Steveston, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°06'23"N, 123°10'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 February 1936 on 92G/3. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named after the owner of the island, who developed it into a resort area. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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The long-established local name is "Smokey Tom Island" Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |