| Feature Type: | Shoal - Elevation of the bed of a body of water; composed of unconsolidated material and posing a hazard to surface navigation. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side Vancouver Harbour, just E of First Narrows, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°18'44"N, 123°07'39"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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Calamity Point (Point) adopted 14 January 1954 on C.3418, in association with adjacent Marine Hazard beacon of the same name; application altered 5 January 1965 as shown on C.3433, and following development work in Vancouver Harbour which effectively removed the profile of the point. Form of name changed to Calamity Point (Shoal) 9 September 1997, per description in Small Craft Guide, 1989, p.66, and confirmation from Canadian Hydrographic Service about the nature of the feature. Approved by Dept. of Indian and Northern Affairs 7 December 2005, as this feature is within Capilano IR #5. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Will likely be labelled only on marine charts and on large scale maps. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Origin/significance/anecdote not known. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |