Dolphin Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Porcher Island in Browning Entrance, SW of Prince Rupert, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°46'27"N, 130°26'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103G/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 June 1946 on Geological Survey sheet 278A, Prince Rupert, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1923A, 1870 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named c1867 by Capt. Daniel Pender, of the Beaver, after 1st Lieutenant Herbert Dolphin, HM gun vessel Sparrowhawk, who served on this station 1866-1868. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |