Marie_Canyon

Marie Canyon

Marie Canyon

Canyon in British Columbia, Canada

Marie Canyon is a canyon on the Cowichan River, just below Skutz Falls, on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The canyon is named for Marie Adelaide, Viscountess Willingdon, C.I., G.B.E. (wife of the then-Governor-General of Canada), commemorating her canoe trip from Cowichan Lake down the Cowichan River to Duncan on April 7, 1930. [1]

48°47′00″N 123°54′00″W

References

  1. [1]
    Paterson, T.W. "Chronicles: A name is a name...so long as it's spelled right". Archived from the original on 2013-08-20.
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