Gardiner Point
| Language of origin | English language |
| 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: | N shore of Shuswap Lake, just E of Anglemont, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°57'48"N, 119°09'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 July 1989 on 82 L/14 as an established local name, confirmed by the Postmaster at Anglemont (file S.3.27) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Refers to Harry James Gardiner (1878-1954), owner of this 8.5 acre site from 1927 until his death; the Gardiner residence on the property may still be in the family. Additional biographical information provided by namesake's son, Malcolm Lowry Gardiner, is on file S.3.27. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |