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References
- ↑ "Gilttoyees Inlet". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ↑ "Gilttoyees Inlet". BC Geographical Names .
- ↑ Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.
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