Ten Mile Point
| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just N of Cadboro Point in Saanich (municipality), Victoria Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°27'19"N, 123°15'56"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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Decision on C.3423. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Long history of "Cadboro Point" and "Ten Mile Point" alternating positions on hydrographic charts. The point or extremity is exactly 10 nautical miles from Esquimalt Harbour, following the course a ship would take. (1964 advice from Mr. Rutley, Canadian Hydrographic Service). Modern local usage of the name "Ten Mile Point" refers to the entire peninsula, rather than either the SE- or NE-facing extremities of the peninsula). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |