Malcolm Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off NE side of Vancouver Island opposite Port McNeill, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°38'38"N, 126°59'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/10 |
| Related Maps: |
92L/10 92L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on 92L/11. Established name. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Named after Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm (1758-1838). In 1816, as Commander-in-Chief of the St. Helena station, he had charge of Napoleon during his final captivity. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973. |