| Feature Type: | Abandoned Locality - A previously populated place with no current population. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N. side of Boswell Inlet, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°21'29"N, 127°30'25"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92M/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Boswell (Steamer Landing) adopted 7 April 1955 on 92M. Form of name changed to Boswell (Locality) 29 November 1984. Name rescinded 28 March 1988 on 92M/5. Reinstated as Boswell (Abandoned Locality) 27 October 1989. See Boswell Inlet for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Steamer service established to service the Boswell Cannery, eventually discontinued. Completely abandoned according to 1987 advice from Hydrographic Service, but the wharf remains, plus shelter & water are available, so the place is identified in Sailing Directions and on Hydrographic Charts. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |