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Howe Sound

Feature
Polygon
Name Howe Sound
Toponymic Feature ID 0cfd6d58849c20c3483a2012f241e25b
Key JBANY
Status Official
Concise Term BAY-Bay
Generic Term Sound
Location New Westminster Land District
Province/Territory British Columbia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 49° 30′ 0″ N, 123° 19′ 0″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 49.5, -123.316667
NTS Map Number 092G06
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1924-03-31
Source British Columbia-Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
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