Wilby 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: | W end of Swindle Island, at entrance to Kitasu Bay, Range 3, Coast Land District |
| Tags: | World War I |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°33'29"N, 128°48'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 February 1926 on C.0982, listed in 19th Report, 1928. Labelled as "Low Point" on British Admiralty Chart #1923B (1874) and Pre-emptor's Map #2E, "Bella Coola" (1924). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named for Colonel A.W.R. Wilby, C.B.E. (1875-1942), Agent of Marine & Fisheries, Victoria. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |