West Redonda Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In entrance to Toba Inlet, NE of Campbell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°12'58"N, 124°51'51"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
| Related Maps: |
92K/2 92K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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West Redonda Island was adopted 6 November 1952 on 92K. Confirmed 2 November 1990 on 92K/2 and 92K/7. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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East Redonda and West Redonda Islands were identified by Galiano and Valdes as a single island, "Isla Redonda," in 1792, the Spanish word for "round". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |