Tuwanek Point
| Language of origin | Not defined: Indigenous origin |
| 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: | E side of Sechelt Inlet, S of Salmon Inlet, New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°33'27"N, 123°46'38"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 2 March 1950 on 92G/12 as labeled on Chart 3589 as proposed by Hydrographic Services. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Tuwanek" is recorded as being named after Indigenous peoples that used to live around the Jervis and Sechelt Inlets. Recorded as information drawn from the Handbook of Indians of Canada (date/edition not cited) (p. 412). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |