| 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: | SW side Vancouver Island, between Sooke and Port Renfrew, Renfrew Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°31'27"N, 124°26'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 February 1978 on 92 C/NE as a well-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"The abundance of (intertidal) life was what drew Dr. Josephine Tildon to choose Botanical Beach as the location for the University of Minnesota's marine station in 1900. For 7 years students and researchers came from all over the world to study here. To get to the station, a steamship would come from Victoria to Port Renfrew. From there it was on foot along a very muddy and narrow trail to the station. A better road in to the station was promised, however it did not materialize and the difficult access was considered a reason for the station's closure in 1907. There are few remains of the station left today". (BC Parks brochure, 1997) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |