Marie Canyon
| Feature Type: | Canyon (2) - Deep, narrow valley with precipitous walls. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On Cowichan River below Skutz Falls, W of Duncan, Cowichan Lake Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°46'59"N, 123°54'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Named after Marie Adelaide, Viscountess Willingdon, C.I., G.B.E., to commemorate her canoe trip down the Cowichan River from Cowichan Lake to Duncan on Monday, 7 April 1930 (from letter 27 May 1930 on 92SE) Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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"Marie Canyon (NOT Marie Cañon NOR Cowichan River Cañon)" adopted 5 June 1930 on Ottawa file OBF 1302. Application extended 3 June 1975 on 92B/13, and again 4 February 1988 on 92B/13, with no change in centroid coordinates. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |