| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW side of Dean Channel, W of Bella Coola, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°30'03"N, 127°31'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/12 |
| Related Maps: |
93D/12 93D/5 93D/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 March 1933 on 93/SW. Previously approved on March 7, 1933 on OBF 1420. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Examined by Vancouver in June 1793, and given by him the name of Cascades Channel [sic] on account of the numerous cascades along the precipitous sides of the inlet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Vancouver remarked in his journal: "These cascades were extremely grand, and by much the largest and most tremendous of any we had ever beheld. The impetuosity with which these waters descended produced a strong current of air that reached nearly to the opposite side of the channel, though it was perfectly calm in every other direction" [citation not provided] Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |