Battleship Lake

Natural lake in Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Battleship Lake

Battleship Lake

Location| Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Coordinates| 49°43′31.3″N 125°18′36.6″W﻿ / ﻿49.725361°N 125.310167°W﻿ / 49.725361; -125.310167
Lake type| Natural lake
Basin countries| Canada

Battleship Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island east of Lake Helen Mackenzie on the Forbidden Plateau in Strathcona Provincial Park. It was named Battleship Lake because the discoverer's young son pointed out that the trees on the three islands resembled battleships at anchor.[1]

## See also

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* List of lakes of British Columbia

## References

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1. ^ "BC Geographical Names". Retrieved 30 March 2017.