Echo Bay
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW side Gilford Island, Broughton Archipelago, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°44'59"N, 126°29'40"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Echo Bay (Steamer Landing) adopted 4 April 1957 on C.3576, as identified in USS timetable April 1951. Form of name changed to Echo Bay (Locality) 15 February 1983 on 92L/16. Note: Simoom Sound Post Office is located here. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |