Albert Head is a neighbourhood in Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada,[1] part of the Western Communities area of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on, and named after, the headland of Albert Head.[2] CFB Esquimalt operates the Albert Head Air Cadet Summer Training Centre in the same vicinity. Albert Head Lagoon, at the south end of Royal Roads, derives its name from the headland.[3]
The neighbourhood of Albert Head is located on the headland of Albert Head, named for Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria.[2] It was surveyed and named in 1847 by Captain Henry Kellett on the HMS Herald, due to its location across Royal Roads (then named Royal Bay) from the city of Victoria.[2]
Albert Head Lagoon is at the south end of Royal Roads. It was officially named after the headland of Albert Head in 1977, due to that name being long-established in local usage.[3]