Smith Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Stuart Lake, NW of Fort St. James, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°36'15"N, 124°42'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on C.3080. Adopted April 7th 1972 as a name in common local use. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Name refers to a Mrs Smith, who owned and operated the Culchoe Nu Lodge on the island. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Previously called "3G Island", named for a previous owner and operator of the Culchoe Nu Lodge, Gordon G Guiberson Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |