| Feature Type: | Harbour (1) - Sheltered water in a shoreline indentation, suitable for mooring or anchoring vessels. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Victoria Harbour between Johnson Street Bridge and Bay Street Bridge, Victoria Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°25'56"N, 123°22'26"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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Upper Harbour adopted 14 January 1946 on C.315, as recommended by Hydrographic Service, applying to that portion of Victoria between Johnson Street Bridge and Point Ellis (Bay Street) Bridge, being a well-established local name used by residents and shipping agencies. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled on Plan of City of Victoria, 21 March 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Victoria Harbour is comprised of Inner Harbour, Upper Harbour, Selkirk Water, Gorge Waters and Portage Inlet. The Inner Harbour is entered between Shoal Point & Colville Island and extends northeast to the Johnson Street Bridge; the Upper Harbour extends north from the Johnson Street Bridge to Point Ellis (Bay Street) Bridge; Selkirk Water extends northwest from Point Ellis (Bay Street) Bridge to Chapman Point; Gorge Waters extends northwest from Chapman Point to Maple Point/Craigflower Bridge; Portage Inlet extends north of Craigflower Bridge. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |