Farrant Island
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Off SE end of Pitt Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°21'06"N, 129°23'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 March 1933 on Geological Survey map 278A, Prince Rupert, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #1923A, published in 1870 from surveys conducted in 1867 by Daniel Pender, RN. [the island is roughly outlined and unnamed on the earlier edition of this chart, showing results of Pender's 1866 reconnaissance surveys in the area.] Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Presumably named by Captain Pender, et al in 1867; significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |