Location: Britannia Beach is located 45 minutes north of
Vancouver, on the eastern shoreline of Howe Sound on Highway 99,
(the Sea to Sky Highway), between Lions Bay and Squamish.
Geography: Located on the shore of Howe Sound, Britannia Beach
sits surrounded by majestic coastal mountains and has a natural
harbor. Population: Britannia Beach is a small unincorporated
community in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District located
approximately 30 kilometers north of Vancouver. It has a
population of about 300. History: Britannia Beach took its name
from the nearby Britannia Range of mountains, which form the
east wall of the mountainous shore of Howe Sound south of
Britannia Beach. About 1859 Royal Navy hydrographer Captain
Richards of HMS Plumper named the range of mountains for HMS
Britannia, the third of a series of vessels to bear that name A
copper discovery on Britannia Mountain by Dr. A. A. Forbes in
1888 led to the development of the Britannia Mine. The Britannia
Mining and Smelting Company, a branch of t