| Feature Type: | Lakes - Inland body of standing water. Plural of Lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Nanaimo River, S of Nanaimo, Dunsmuir Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°05'59"N, 124°10'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Nanimo Lakes adopted 7 April 1949 on 92F/1, as an established local name and as labelled on BC Lands' map 2A, 1919, 1920, 1938, etc. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Upper of the two Nanaimo Lakes is labelled "Barnston Lake" on British Admiralty Chart A1917, 1883, apparently taken from Dr. Robert Brown's map or journal of the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition, 1865. "Nanaimo Lakes (not First Nanaimo Lake and Second Nanaimo Lake)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. The lakes have also been identified as "1st Nanaimo Lake" and "2nd Nanaimo Lake" in c1950-60s documents and reports. (author/title/dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |