Aranzazu Banks
| Feature Type: | Banks (1) - An elevation over which the depth of water is relatively shallow, but normally sufficient for safe surface navigation. Plural of Bank (2) |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Estevan Group at entrance to Caamaño Sound, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°51'59"N, 129°40'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1926 on C.324. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after the Spanish corvette Aranzazu, in these waters 1792 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |