Panther Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Forbidden Plateau, S. of Lake Helen MacKenzie, Comox Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°41'06"N, 125°18'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 October 1948 as a long-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Trysting Lake suggested by Ruth Masters in 1936; significance not known. "Panther" recommended by Comox-Courtenay Board of Trade - an old local name given by John Brown, 1920's prospector, who said he was treed by a family of cougers here. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |