Amphitrite Point
| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S point of Ucluth Peninsula at Ucluelet, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°55'14"N, 125°32'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1944 on C. 3627, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart A584, 1861. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named c1859 by Captain Richards, RN, after H.M. frigate "Amphitrite", 24 guns, 1064 tons, built in Bombay in 1816 from the plans of the French frigate "Leda". On this station 1851-57 under the command of Captain Charles Frederick, then Captain George Burridge. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |