Campbell Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Containing Bella Bella (community), Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°06'58"N, 128°11'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 May 1925 on C.320, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 2449, 1872 et seq. See Campbell Bay, Mayne Island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The island was probably named by Captain Pender during his surveys in the area, 1866-69. It seems probable that Campbell River, Sayward District, Campbell Point, Loughborough Inlet, and Campbell Island, Milbanke Sound are all named after Dr. Campbell - see Campbell Bay, Mayne Island. Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |