Snug Cove Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia

Cove (2) - Water area in a small indentation of the shoreline of a sea, lake or river. E. side of Bowen Island, S of Mannion Bay, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Snug Cove

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Snug Cove

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

Name Description
Snug Cove Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Snug Cove

References to Snug Cove that document the origin of its place name

Wharf Cove adopted 7 December 1937 on 92G/6, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Name changed to Snug Cove 3 March 1949 on C3586, as recommended by Hydrographic Service.

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

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26