Agamemnon Channel
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Nelson Island and Sechelt Peninsula, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°42'47"N, 124°03'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/9 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/16 92F/9 92G/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Approved on 28 July 1945 on C.3579, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart A579, 1863 et seq. and on BC map 20, 1912. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1860 by Captain Richards, HMS Plumper, after HMS Agamemnon, 64 guns, the first line-on-battle ship commanded by Admiral Nelson. Launched 1781, first commander Capt. Benjamin Caldwell; at Trafalger she was commanded by Capt. Sir Edward Berry; ran aground in Rio de la Plata, 1809; total loss. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |