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Battleship Lake

Coordinates: 49°43′31.3″N 125°18′36.6″W / 49.725361°N 125.310167°W / 49.725361; -125.310167
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Battleship Lake
Battleship Lake is located in Vancouver Island
Battleship Lake
Battleship Lake
LocationVancouver Island, British Columbia
Coordinates49°43′31.3″N 125°18′36.6″W / 49.725361°N 125.310167°W / 49.725361; -125.310167
Lake typeNatural lake
Basin countriesCanada

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]

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