Wreck Beach
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Point Grey in Vancouver, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°14'59"N, 123°15'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 June 1982 on 92 G/6 as an established local name - in the late 1940's and through much of the 1950's there was a wrecked boat lying in the mud of the beach. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |