Bughouse Bay
| Feature Type: | Bay - Water area in an indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake, or large river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Broughton Island on N side of Drury Inlet, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°53'56"N, 126°58'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 September 1958 on C.3570 as an 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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Referring to a deranged settler who once lived in a cabin on the shore of the bay (file J.1.47). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |