Secret Cove
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Cove (2) - Water area in a small indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Sechelt Peninsula, NW of Halfmoon Bay, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°31'36"N, 123°57'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 August 1944 on Chart 3509 as established on British Admiralty Chart 579, 1860. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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The entrance to this sheltered cove is hidden behind Turnagain Island. Several marinas are located there, as well as a range of other tourism facilities. The Sechelt First Nation name for the cove is Stl’ítl’kwu. Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, pp. 534. |