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- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Bonwick Island}
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Arrow Passage"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Waddington Bay"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Grebe Cove"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Carrie Bay"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Betty Cove"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dusky Cove"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Bonwick Island}
50°42′03″N126°38′31″W / 50.70083°N 126.64194°W
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