Bajo Reef
| Feature Type: | Reef - Rocks rising to or near the surface of a body of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Pronounced: | BY-o |
| Relative Location: | S. of Bajo Point, Nootka Island, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°33'59"N, 126°49'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 16 May 1946 on C.362, as labelled on British Admiralty chart A569, published 1866 from surveys of 1862. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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On 29 March 1778 Captain Cook noted this dangerous reef. Both Bajo Reef and Bajo Point were so-named in 1791 by Captain Malaspina, "Bajo" being a Spanish word meaning below or underneath, referring to the hazardous reef. See also Bajo Point. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |