Kean Point
| 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: | S. end of Cone Island, Range 3, Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°33'19"N, 128°30'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/10 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/10 103A/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 8 July 1948 on Hydrographic Services Chart #3734. Labelled "Islet Point" on British Admiralty Chart 1462, 1872, but "Kean Point" was adopted so the feature would have a unique name. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file H.1.26. |
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Kean was the name of the accountant at nearby Klemtu cannery, which operated 1927-1930 and 1934-1969.The plant was owned by J H Todd& sons and was extensively upgraded and modernized by manager Lewis Hogan in 1941. This name was adopted in 1948. Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 301. |