| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Victoria Harbour between Bay Street Bridge and Gorge Waters, Victoria Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°26'18"N, 123°22'51"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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Adopted 1 May 1934. 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 |