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Britannia Beach, BC (Nearby: Porteau, Oliver's Landing, Furry Creek, Minaty Bay, Anvil Island)

60 Copper Dr
Britannia Beach, British Columbia
V0N 1J0

British Columbia Tourism Region : Vancouver, Coast, & Mountains

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Porteau - The name was suggested around 1908 by a Mr. Newberry of Deeks Sand and Gravel Company. It is an adaptation of the French porte d'eau, meaning a 'water gate.'
With permission from G.P.V and Helen B. Akrigg 1997 British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press.

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Nearby:	Porteau Cove Park, 1km Oliver's Landing, 4km Furry Creek, 4km Defence Island 28, 4km Kwum Kwum, 5km Minaty Bay, 8km Anvil Island, 6km Britannia Beach / Domett Point / Furry Creek / Sky Pilot Mountain / Mount Wrottesley, 9km Brunswick Beach, 9km Christie Islet Bird Sanctuary, 7km Refuge d'oiseaux de l'îlot Christie, 7km Murrin Park, 11km Woodfibre, 13km Strachan Creek, 15km Halkett Bay Marine Park, 12km Shannon, 14km Darrell Bay, 14km	Camp ~ Mount Artaban, 11km Shannon Falls Park, 14km Stawamus Chief Protected Area, 15km Sunset Beach, 17km Cypress Park, 17km Ekins Point, 12km Stawamus 24, 17km McNab Creek, 12km Stawamus Chief Park, 17km Hospital Hill, 18km Millers Landing, 19km Valleycliffe, 18km Northridge, 18km Dentville, 19km Horseshoe Bay / Hood Point / Queen Charlotte Channel, 21km Yekwaupsum 18, 20km Whytecliff, 21km	Gleneagles, 21km Snug Cove, 20km Eagle Harbour / Fisherman's Cove, 22km Yekwaupsum 19, 21km Sandy Cove, 22km Caulfeild, 22km Cypress Park, 23km Garibaldi Estates, 22km Mount Gardner, 20km Brackendale Eagles Park, 23km Kowtain 17, 23km Garibaldi Highlands, 22km Westmount, 24km Glenmore, 22km Dundarave, 24km West Bay, 24km
Nearby Lakes and Mountains:	Deeks Peak, 3km Deeks Lake, 4km Mount Windsor, 4km Deeks Lakes, 6km Marion Lake, 4km Hat Mountain, 6km Phyllis Lake, 5km Peacock Lake, 5km Brunswick Mountain, 7km Mount Hanover, 7km Leading Peak, 5km Mount Harvey, 8km Beth Lake, 6km Macklin Lake, 8km Gordan Lake, 7km Capilano Mountain, 7km Browning Lake, 11km	The Lions, 11km Mount Ellesmere, 10km Enchantment Lake, 10km Unnecessary Mountain, 12km Petgill Lake, 12km Appian Mountain, 10km Brennan Lakes, 13km Mount Wrottesley, 11km Mount Artaban, 12km Mount Strachan, 16km Bell-Irving Lake, 10km Louie Lake, 11km Condor Lake, 12km Yew Lake, 17km Park Lane Lake, 12km Little Capilano Lake, 13km Black Mountain, 17km	Hollyburn Mountain, 17km Henriette Lake, 16km Bingham Lake, 12km Alec Lake, 18km Owen Lake, 18km The Copilot, 14km Stawamus Chief Mountain, 16km Mountain Lake, 13km Wind Lake, 13km Scott Lake, 18km Echo Lake, 18km Mount Murchison, 18km Utopia Lake, 13km Sky Pilot Mountain, 14km Gambier Lake, 13km Sylvia Lake, 17km

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