Cowards Cove
| Feature Type: | Cove (2) - Water area in a small indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of entrance to North Arm Fraser River, S of Point Grey, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°15'19"N, 123°15'36"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 2 January 1987 on 92 G/6 as an 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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Small vessels shelter in the cove when wind and waves prevent progress out of the Fraser River. (advice from Hydrographic Service) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |