Esquimalt Lagoon
[esk WHY-malt]
| Language of origin | Salishan language family lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ language |
| Feature Type: | Lagoon - Body of water, separated from a lake, river, or sea by a narrow land barrier, which may completely enclose it or leave a shallow passageway into it. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just W of Esqimalt Harbour at NW side of Royal Roads, Esquimalt Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°25'38"N, 123°28'03"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Esquimalt Lagoon adopted 1 May 1934 on National Defence map 415a, Victoria (Ottawa file OBF 1449). See Esquimalt (District Municipality) for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Labelled "Salt Lagoon" J.D. Pemberton's 1855 map South-Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island. Labelled "Salt Lake" on preliminary International Boundary Chart (date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |