West Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Barnard IslandOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Between Dewdney and Trutch Islands, Estevan Group, SE of Banks Island, 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 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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West Island adopted 5 December 1933 on Ottawa file OBF 1420, as labelled on BC map 3P; changed to Barnard Island 3 February 1950 on C.3724, as suggested by Hydrographic Service. Source: Vancouver, Captain George; A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World (6 volumes); London, 1801 |