Athlone Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side Seaforth Channel, W of Bella Bella, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°11'25"N, 128°25'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/1 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/1 103A/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Smyth Island adopted 5 December 1933; name changed to Athlone Island 10 August 1944 on C.398 as recommended by Hydrographic Service. (file H.1.25) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by H.D. Parizeau, Hydrographic Service, after His Excellency, the Right Honourable, the Earl of Athlone, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVD, DSD, ADC. Appointed Governor-General of Canada 3 April 1940 and assumed office 21 June 1940. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |