Kingui Island
| Language of origin | Haida language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Entrance to Cumshewa Inlet, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°01'28"N, 131°37'47"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103G/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1926 on 103G/4 as labeled on Reference Map 15 "Moresby Island - Northern Portion" (date note cited) and Chart 3870 (title/date not cited). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Named in 1878 by Dr. Dawson who wrote, "it bristles with dead trees." Joseph Ingraham in 1791-92 called the island WORNOUT ISLAND." (p. 269) Source: Dalzell, Kathleen E; "Queen Charlotte Islands - Book 2: of places and names"; Prince Rupert: Cove Press, 1973 |