| Language of origin |
English language
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| Feature Type: | Bank (2) - An elevation over which the depth of water is relatively shallow, but normally sufficient for safe surface navigation. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
Between Lelu and Kitson Islands at N entrance to Inverness Passage, S of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
54°11'14"N, 130°18'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
103J/1 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 February 1946 on C3702, as submitted by Hydrographic Service.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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Locally known as Kitson Bank. Re-named by Hydrographic Service after Miss Flora MacDonald, daughter of the manager of Inverness Cannery, 1906
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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