Prior Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Trutch and Lotbinière Islands, Estevan Group, SE of Banks Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°02'56"N, 129°35'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 February 1950 on C.3724. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Lieutenant Colonel, The Honourable Edward Gawlor Prior, PC, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1919-1920. See Prior Peak, etc. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |