Shearwater Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. N side of Denny Island, Range 3 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Shearwater

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Shearwater

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

Name Description
Shearwater Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Shearwater

References to Shearwater that document the origin of its place name

Bella Bella (Air Base) was adopted 7 October 1948 on C.3787, not Bellabella (Air Base) as spelled on preliminary maps. Name changed to Shearwater (settlement) 4 September 1952 on 103A. Form of name changed to Shearwater (locality) 30 June 1982 on 103A/1. The dual or combination name "Shearwater (locality)-(Bella Bella PO)" was adopted 28 March 1988 on 103A/1. Dual name dismantled July 1993 by Ottawa into the original components, Shearwater (locality) and Bella Bella (PO); both are at the same location, and both are to be labelled on BC maps.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Central Coast Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26