South Island
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Dewdney IslandOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Southernmost of the Estevan Group, between Banks and Aristazabal Islands, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°59'14"N, 129°37'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/13 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/13 103H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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South Island adopted 5 December 1933 on Ottawa file OBF 1420. Name changed to Dewdney Island 3 February 1950 on C.3724, as recommended by Hydrographic Service. Source: 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924 (supplement to the Annual Report of the Dept of the Interior, 1924, Ottawa) |