Cortez Island
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: |
Not official
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| Relative Location: | SW side of Cortes Island, N end of Strait of Georgia, Sayward Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°03'32"N, 124°58'45"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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Cortez Island Post Office was opened 1 April 1893, Michael Manson, postmaster; closed 1 December 1898; re-opened 1 May 1904. Name changed to Mansons Landing Post Office 9 July 1941. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |