James Bay
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW. side of Prevost Island, E. of Saltspring, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°50'37"N, 123°24'08"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 29 December 1945 on C.3450, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 2689, 1859 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1859 by Captain Richards, RN, with other Prevost Island features, in association with Captain James Charles Prevost. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |