| Feature Type: | Islets - Small island. Plural of Islet. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N end Parry Bay, just SW of Albert Head, Esquimalt Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°22'46"N, 123°30'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Haystock Islets (not Haystock Islands)" adopted 8 July 1948 on C 3607 (file J.1.33); an established local name as submitted by Department of National Defence (DND letter, 28 June 1942 #1591543, file 0147107), and as identified in Notice of Reserve, BC Gazette, 12 November 1942. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Note that this is the location of Twin Island IR 10. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Local residents advise that "Haystack" is the long-established local name, because of its' profile. Was 'Haystock' a mis-spelling or misinterpretation of 'Haystack' ? Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |