Christie Islet
| Feature Type: | Islet - Small island. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Cynthia Island |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Anvil Island in Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°29'58"N, 123°18'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/11 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cynthia Island adopted 4 October 1945 on C.377 as recommended by Hydrographic Service, not "Centre Island" as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer (file F.1.34 #3). Name changed to Christie Islet 2 March 1948 (file H.2.45). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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To avoid confusion with other "Centre" islands, Hydrographic Service recommended the name be changed to "Cynthia Island" after Union Steamship Company vessel SS Lady Cynthia, frequently in these waters. No explanation in BC files for subsequent change to Christie Islet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |