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References
- ↑ "Webster's Corners". BCGNIS. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ↑ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
Coordinates: 49°13′00″N122°31′00″W / 49.21667°N 122.51667°W
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