Boat Basin Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N. end of Hesquiat Harbour, Clayoquot Land District

Mapped Location

Boat Basin: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Boat Basin

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Boat Basin

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Boat Basin Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Boat Basin

References to Boat Basin that document the origin of its place name

Boat Basin (Post Office) adopted 15 July 1936 (Geographic Board of Canada minutes, file C.1.33, Ottawa file OBF 1316). Confirmed 20 August 1947 on C.3640 (file C.1.33). Form of name changed to Boat Basin (Locality) 31 January 1983 on 92 E/8.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Hesquiat Post Office opened 1 April 1912 at Hesquiat (Village) at the west entrance of Hesquiat Harbour; closed 1 June 1917. Re-opened 16 April 1936 at Lot 1599 at the head of the harbour, still called Hesquiat Post Office; renamed Boat Basin Post Office 1 July 1936, being the well-established name for the waters at the head of the harbour. Boat Basin Post Office closed 2 March 1982.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26