Amai Inlet
| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Kyuquot Sound, E of Union Island, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°01'21"N, 127°07'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Amai Inlet adopted 3 June 1947 on C3682 as recommended by Hydrographic Service; not "Deep Inlet" as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 583, 1863 et seq, and on BC map 2C, 1919, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Re-named in association with adjacent Indian Reserve, the change recommended by Hydrographic Service to avoid duplication. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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See A:mai for more information on the origin of the name. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |