Big Bay
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Asman Bay |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Stuart Island, at entrance to Bute Inlet, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°23'29"N, 125°08'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Asman Bay adopted 6 November 1952 on 92 K, in association with Asman Point. Name changed to Big Bay 12 December 1962 to reflect entrenched local usage, and labelled on BC map 2C, 1919 (file B.3.51). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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When residents petitioned for a post office, they indicated that "Big Bay" was the local name, not "Asman Bay". Big Bay Post Office was opened May 1963. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |