1. Brunswick
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Takes its name from nearby Brunswick Mountain, which was named after HMS Brunswick, one of the ships that fought under Earl Howe on 'The Glorious First of June,' 1794. |
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2. Camp ~ Mount Artaban
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Takes its name from the nearby Camp Artaban (Anglican Church in Canada). This camp, in turn, was named after a character in Henry Van Dyke's The Story of the Other Wise Man. |
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3. Ekins Point
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Ekins Point - After Admiral Sir Charles Ekins, RN (1768-1855) |
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4. Lions Bay (Village) / Bowyer Island / Deeks Creek / Mount Harvey / Howe Sound / Irby Point / Lions Gate /Montagu Channel
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After Admiral Sir George Bowyer (1740-1800). Serving as rear-admiral under Lord Howe during the British naval victory known as 'The Glorious First of June,' he lost a leg but won a pension of 1,000 pounds and a baronetage. |
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5. Anvil Island
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Captain Vancouver gave this island its name because of 'the shape of the mountain that composes it.' |
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6. Brunswick Beach
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7. McNab Creek
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8. Apodaca Park (Bowen Island, 12km)
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Apodaca was the name given to Bowen Island by José Maria Narvaez in 1791. |
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9. Bowen Island (Island Municipality) / Collingwood Channel / Cowen Point / Cape Roger Curtis / Tunstall Bay / Apodaca Cove (Bowen Island, 12km)
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After Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood. While still a captain, Collingwood commanded one of Lord Howe's warships at the battle of 'The Glorious First of June,' 1794. |
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10. Bowen Island Ecological Reserve (Bowen Island, 12km)
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After Rear-Admiral James Bowen (1751-1835). He was master of HMS Queen Charlotte, flagship of Lord Howe during the British naval victory known as 'The Gloridus First of June,' 1794. |
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11. Cowans Point (Bowen Island, 12km)
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12. Cypress Park (Bowen Island, 12km)
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13. Millers Landing (Bowen Island, 12km)
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14. Mount Gardner (Bowen Island, 12km)
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15. Pasley Island (Bowen Island, 12km)
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16. Seymour Landing (Bowen Island, 12km)
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17. Snug Cove (Bowen Island, 12km)
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18. Altamont (West Vancouver, 15km)
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19. Ambleside (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Ambleside - Named by Morris Williams, who settled here in 1912. He had earlier lived in Ambleside in the English Lake District. |
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20. British Properties (West Vancouver, 15km)
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21. Capilano 5 (West Vancouver, 15km)
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22. Caulfeild (West Vancouver, 15km)
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After Francis William Caulfeild, a most attractive English gentleman in the old tradition. |
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23. Cedardale (West Vancouver, 15km)
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24. Cypress Park (West Vancouver, 15km)
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25. Dundarave (West Vancouver, 15km)
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26. Eagle Harbour / Fisherman's Cove (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Fisherman's Cove - Got its name around 1888 when some Newfoundland fishermen and their families settled here. |
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27. Gleneagles (West Vancouver, 15km)
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28. Hollyburn (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Hollyburn - When John Lawson, the first permanent white settler, moved here, he brought with him some holly trees from his former home in Vancouver. |
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29. Horseshoe Bay / Hood Point / Queen Charlotte Channel (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Hood Point - After Sir Alexander Hood (1727-1814), Admiral of the Blue, second in command to Lord Howe at the latter's victory over the French in 1794, in the battle known as 'The Glorious First of June.' |
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30. Park Royal (West Vancouver, 15km)
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31. Sandy Cove (West Vancouver, 15km)
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32. Sentinel Hill (West Vancouver, 15km)
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33. Sunset Beach (West Vancouver, 15km)
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34. West Bay (West Vancouver, 15km)
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35. West Vancouver (City) / Capilano River / Dundarave / Passage Island / Mount Strachan / Atkinson Point (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Capilano is the anglicized form of a Squamish and Musqueam Indian personal name, for which no meaning is known. |
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36. Westmount (West Vancouver, 15km)
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37. Whytecliff (West Vancouver, 15km)
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Whytecliff - The admiralty survey of the area, taking note of the white rock of the promontory here, named it White Cliff Point. |
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38. Britannia Beach / Domett Point / Furry Creek / Sky Pilot Mountain / Mount Wrottesley (Britannia Beach, 19km)
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Takes its name from the Britannia Range, which rises behind it. |
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39. Furry Creek (Britannia Beach, 19km)
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40. Minaty Bay (Britannia Beach, 19km)
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