Meares Bluff
| Feature Type: | Bluff (1) - A shoreline terrain elevation with an almost perpendicular face. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Effingham Island, one of the Broken Group in Pacific Rim National Park, Barclay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°51'59"N, 125°17'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bold Bluff adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 584, 1863 et seq. Name changed to Meares Bluff 6 November 1934 on C.3627, as recommended by Hydrographic Service to avoid duplication. See Meares Island for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |