Elphinstone Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia
Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Just W of Gibsons at the entrance to Howe Sound, New Westminster Land District
Mapped Location
Elphinstone: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Elphinstone
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Elphinstone
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Elphinstone | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Elphinstone
References to Elphinstone that document the origin of its place name
Adopted 29 September 1998 on 92G/5 as submitted by the chair of Sunshine Coast Regional District; a long-established local name, so-called in association with Mount Elphinstone, encompassing the area from Gibsons westward beyond Chaster Creek, and upland to the watershed reserve. See "Elphinstone, Mount" for origin information.
Sunshine Coast Regional District
- Billings Bay
- Buccaneer Bay
- Camp Artaban
- Davis Bay
- Donnely Landing
- Doriston
- Earls Cove
- Eastbourne
- Egmont
- Ekins Point
- Elphinstone
- Gambier Harbour
- Garden Bay
- Town of Gibsons
- Granthams Landing
- Halfmoon Bay
- Hopkins Landing
- Irvines Landing
- Keats Island
- Kleindale
- Langdale
- Madeira Park
- McNab Creek
- New Brighton
- Pope Landing
- Port Mellon
- Redroofs
- Roberts Creek
- Seaside Park
- District of Sechelt
- Secret Cove
- Selma Park
- Tuwanek
- Twin Creeks
- Vaucroft Beach
- Welcome Beach
- Williamsons Landing
- Wilson Creek
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-09-27