Esary Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just SW of Horne Lake, SW of Qualicum, Alberni Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°19'19"N, 124°46'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 June 1949 on 92F/7. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"Lost Lake" identified as an earlier name; "Lamit Lake" had also been suggested, being a Snanaimooh Tribe word meaning "to see" (July 1944 notation on BC name card. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Esary refers to the Esary Lumber Company (1975 letter, file B.1.44). Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |