Martin Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side Endako River, SE of Burns Lake, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°08'32"N, 125°21'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 November 1994 on 93K/3 from the 1994 Rememberance Day List Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named to remember Canadian Army Sergeant Frank L. Martin, K53913, of Cranbrook. Killed in action 28 April 1945. Participation in the Commemorative Names Project requested by widow's second family. Sergeant Martin's daughter still lives in Cranbrook and his son in Toronto. (File B.2.60) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |