Coal Island Feature

Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. Off NE end of Saanich Peninsula, N of Sidney, Cowichan Land District

Mapped Location

Coal Island: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Coal Island

  • Feature Type: Feature

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Coal Island

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Coal Island Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Coal Island

References to Coal Island that document the origin of its place name

Adopted 6 November 1934 on National Defence sheet 415e, Sidney, as labelled on J.D. Pemberton's 1855 map of Southeastern District of Vancouver Island, and on BC map 2A, 1913, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

In addition to labelling the island, J.D. Pemberton's 1855 map identifies "coal" on the east side of the island on an unnamed point south of Charmer Point.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2026-10-14