Bell II
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Stewart-Cassiar Hwy, S side of Bell-Irving River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°44'39"N, 129°47'46"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104A/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Bell II (not Bell Two, nor Bell 2)" adopted 2 November 1990 on 104A/12, as a well-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named because the Stewart-Cassiar Highway's second crossing of the Bell-Irving River is located here. 1990 population approximately 20 (winter); 50 (summer). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |