Van Anda, British Columbia
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 Van Anda
Location of Van Anda in British Columbia
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| Coordinates: 49°45′30″N 124°33′00″W / 49.75833°N 124.55000°WCoordinates: 49°45′30″N 124°33′00″W / 49.75833°N 124.55000°W | |
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 Canada
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 British Columbia
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| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Van Anda, formerly spelled Vananda, is an unincorporated settlement on Texada Island in the northern Gulf of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of approximately 70 people. The surrounding region incorporates Blubber Bay and Gillies Bay.
Named after the Van Anda Copper & Gold Mining Company, in which company owned 840 acres (3.4 km2) on the northeast side of the island, including the "Copper Queen" claim. President Edward Blewett, a prominent American capitalist and miner, named both his son and this mining company after his wife, Carrie Van Anda (maiden name).
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