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- ↑ Walbran, John T. (1909). British Columbia coast names, 1592-1906 : to which are added a few names in adjacent United States territory, their origin and history. Ottawa Government Printing Bureau. pp. 313–314. OCLC 317633225. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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