Francis Bay
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Sk'yaaw G̱awG̱aOfficial |
| Relative Location: | E side of Burnaby Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°22'15"N, 131°16'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Francis Bay adopted 13 August 1962 on Chart #3809, in association with Poole Inlet. Name changed 7 January 2022 to Sk’yaaw G̱awG̱a on 103B/6 as recommended by The Council of the Haida Nation and supported by North Coast Regional District, Archipelago Search and Rescue, and Canadian Coast Guard. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Francis Poole was a mining engineering who explored the area in 1862. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Sk’yaaw G̱awG̱a is the ancestral X̱aayda Kil name for this bay (Advice from The Council of the Haida Nation, 2020). Source: included with note |