David Island
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Si'wiipk'amil |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW side of David Channel at NW side of Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°57'59"N, 125°23'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1934 on C.3627 as submitted by Hydrographic Service. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by H.D. Parizeau, Hydrographic Service, in association with David Channel, in turn referring to David Lyall MD, surgeon aboard HM surveying vessel Plumper. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Within the traditional territory of the Toquaht First Nation; their name for David Island is Si'wiipk'amil (pronounced seWEEP kamish) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |