Estéban Point
| Language of origin | Spanish language |
| Feature Type: | Point - Land area jutting into a water feature; also used for a convex change in direction of a shoreline. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Estevan PointOfficial |
| Relative Location: | SW side of Hesquiat Peninsula, between Clayoquot and Nootka Sounds on W side of Vancouver Island, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°22'56"N, 126°32'42"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Estéban Point adopted 6 November 1934, as spelled on Spanish charts; not "Breakers Point" as labelled on early British charts. Form of name changed to Estevan Point 3 July 1947, being the anglecized spelling labelled on British Admiralty Charts 1849 et seq, and on BC Lands' map 2A, 1913. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |