China Beach
| Feature Type: | Beach - Gently sloping shore of unconsolidated material along the margins of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE of Port Renfrew, SW side of Vancouver Island, Renfrew Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°25'55"N, 124°05'28"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/8 |
| Related Maps: |
92C 92C/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 December 1976 on 92C/8 as a well-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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"China Beach" recalls the earlier name of Uglow Creek, known to loggers in the early days as China Creek. Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |