Benson Lake Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia
Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. E of Victoria Lake, SW of Port McNeill, Rupert Land District
Mapped Location
Benson Lake: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Benson Lake
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Benson Lake
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Benson Lake | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Benson Lake
References to Benson Lake that document the origin of its place name
Benson Lake (community) adopted 10 February 1976, as identified on Rayonier Canada's guide map, 1969. Only mining operations can be discerned on air photos; form of name changed to Benson Lake (locality) 8 April 1981 on 92L/6.
Regional District of Mount Waddington
- Village of Alert Bay
- Atluck
- Beaver Cove
- Benson Lake
- Bull Harbour
- Coal Harbour
- Cracroft
- Echo Bay
- Elephant Crossing
- Fort Rupert
- Health Bay
- Holberg
- Hopetown
- Hyde Creek
- Jeune Landing
- Karlukwees
- Kingcome
- Kingcome Inlet
- Kokish
- Mahatta River
- Meem Quam Leese
- Minstrel Island
- Mitchell Bay
- Nimpkish
- Nimpkish Heights
- Village of Port Alice
- District of Port Hardy
- Town of Port McNeill
- Quatsino
- Rumble Beach
- San Josef
- Scott Cove
- Shawl Bay
- Shushartie
- Simoom Sound
- Sointula
- Sullivan Bay
- Suquash
- Telegraph Cove
- Thompson Sound
- Warner Bay
- Winter Harbour
- Woss
- Yreka
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-10-01