Arthur Passage
| Feature Type: | Passage - Variation of Pass: Narrow stretch of water connecting two larger water bodies. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off E side of Porcher Island, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°01'44"N, 130°14'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/1 |
| Related Maps: |
103G/16 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 April 1927 on C.313. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1867 by Captain Daniel Pender, RN, after His Excellency Arthur E. Kennedy, third governor of Vancouver Island, 1864-66. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |