Canoona River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Graham Reach, Princess Royal Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°04'22"N, 128°34'04"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 April 1929 on C.3755, in association with the Indian Reserve at its mouth (file H.1.26). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Anchor River" on BC map 2P, 1924 (the river flows through Anchor Lake). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Indian River" identified on BC name card as another name for this river (map/document title or date not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Kanuna" is an alternate spelling of Canoona. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |