Sand Heads

Sand Heads (49˚06'00" 123˚18'00" Just W of the mouth of the Fraser R, Str of Georgia). This spot, which identifies the northern entrance to the main channel of the Fraser R, has been marked over the years by a series of light towers and vessels. Entering the Fraser, with its ever-shifting sandbars, has always been a nightmare for mariners. Gold seekers were demanding a lightship at the river mouth as early as 1859, but it was not until 1865 that colonial authorities purchased a New...

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