Dolphin Beach
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of Nanoose Harbour, between Lantzville and Parksville, Nanoose Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°17'27"N, 124°09'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 June 1969 on Ottawa file OPS 56, the name brought to their attention on a developer's pamphlet entitled "Dolphin Beach Estates" (file H.2.45). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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No prior local use of this name before development scheme c1966. Presumably a reference to Pacific white-sided dolphins, who migrate through the deep off-shore temperate waters of the north Pacific Ocean in summer months. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |