Halkett Head
| Feature Type: | Head (1) - High, prominent land feature extending into a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE point of Victoria's Inner Harbour, under E end of Johnson Street bridge, Victoria Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°25'41"N, 123°22'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Halkett Head adopted 14 January 1946 on C.3413, not "Halket Head" as mis-spelled on British Admiralty Chart 1897, published in 1848 from 1846 surveys by Captain Kellett, RN. See Halkett Point for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |