| Feature Type: | Islands - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. Plural of Island. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of Campania Island, between Banks and Aristazabal Islands, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°02'19"N, 129°38'27"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/4 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/13 103H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Estevan Islands adopted 6 April 1926 on C324, as labelled on Briitsh Admiralty Chart #1923A, 1867 et seq. Form of name changed to Estevan Group 3 February 1950 on C.3724. (file H.1.26 pt.1) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named in 1744 by Lieutenant Commander Juan Perez, of the corvette Santiago, after his lieutenant Estevan Jose Martinez.... Source: Walbran, John T; "British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: Their Origin and History"; published for the Geographic Board of Canada, Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |
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The largest of the islands were individually named North Island, South Island, East Island & West Island, 5 December 1933 on Ottawa file OBF 1420. Names changed 3 February 1950 on C.3724 to Trutch, Dewdney, Lotbinière, Barnard respectively, as recommended by Hydrographic Service to avoid confusion caused by duplication. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |