Brandon Rock
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Rock (1) - Small mass of rock usually projecting above the water surface. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Blunden Harbour, N side of Queen Charlotte Strait opposite Port Hardy (municipality), Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°53'05"N, 127°14'56"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 December 1951 on C.3574, as recommended by Hydrographic Service. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Black Rock" on British Admiralty Chart #581, 1867 et seq. Re-named by Hydrographic Service to avoid duplication, after Lieutenant V.R. Brandon, RN, serving aboard British Admiralty survey vessel Egeria, 1903-04. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |