| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Smith and Ridley Islands, S of Prince Rupert (city), Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°11'58"N, 130°17'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adoped 31 March 1924 on 103J/1 as an established name as labeled on Reference Map 3M "Prince Rupert" (1916, 1921). In lieu of original paperwork this name was reconfirmed 5 July 146. May have previously been labeled as Leloo or South Porpoise Island (maps/dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Lelu" recorded as being named after the Chinook jargon word for "wolf." Recorded as being named this because many wolves were present in the area at the time the name came in to use (potentially as early as 1905). Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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"Lee-loo" listed as meaning "wolf" (Hibben, T.N. Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon. Victoria, BC. 1931. p. 11). Source: included with note |