Rose Island
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Village Island |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Lax Kw'alaams (community, formerly Port Simpson), on the NW side of Tsimpsean Peninsula N of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°33'44"N, 130°26'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Village Island adopted 3 April 1952 on 103J, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 2426, 1907 et seq, and on BC map 3M, 1916. Name changed to Rose Island 30 October 1981 on 103J/9, as requested by Port Simpson Band Council - the village site is known as Lax Kw'alaams, meaning "place of wild roses." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |