Penelakut Island 7
| Language of origin | Salishan language family Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language |
| Feature Type: | Indian Reserve-Réserve indienne - Tract of land set apart for the use and benefit of a particular Indian band. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Kuper Island 7 |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Penelakut Island, except Lot 1 on Stuart Channel, between Thetis and Saltspring Islands, Chemainus Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'46"N, 123°38'45"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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INAC #06823. Formerly Kuper Island Indian Reserve No. 7. Name changed to Penelakut Island Indian Reserve No. 7 per Band Council Resolution 23 June 2009; name changed in INAC records effective 10/05/2009. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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See the Penelakut Island name record for more information on the name. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |