Burnaby Shoal
| Feature Type: | Shoal - Elevation of the bed of a body of water; composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Vancouver Harbour, SE. of Brockton Point, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°17'59"N, 123°07'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 April 1946 on C.3433, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1922, 1868. See Burnaby Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1859 by Captain Richards. Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |