Bishop Landing
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Bliss LandingOfficial |
| Relative Location: | NW side of Malaspina Peninsula, NW of Powell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°01'59"N, 124°49'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bishop Landing (Post Office) was opened 1 June 1917, named after P.W. Bishop, the first postmaster. Post Office name changed to Bliss Landing 1 April 1923. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The form "Bishops Landing" is also identified in BC name records (map/document title or date not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |