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- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "De Horsey Island"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kshaoom 23 (Indian reserve)"
- ↑ [British Columbia Coast Names 1592-1906, their origin and history, Capt John T. Walbran Ottawa, 1909], quote in BC Names entry
54°07′09″N130°08′34″W / 54.11917°N 130.14278°W
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