Eagle Harbour
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Point Atkinson and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°21'14"N, 123°15'41"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Eagle Harbour (Post Office) adopted 2 September 1948 on C.3577. Identified as Eagle Harbour (settlement) in the 1966 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Eagle Harbour (community) 15 April 1982 on 92 G/6. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Eagle Harbour Post Office was opened 1 April 1942, named in association with Eagle Harbour settlement, identified in City of Vancouver & Suburbs map, 1914, and in PGER timetables; closed 15 February 1962. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |