Douglas Channel
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends NE from Wright Sound to Kitimat, on W side of Hawkesbury Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°39'59"N, 129°08'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/11 |
| Related Maps: |
103H/10 103H/11 103H/14 103H/15 103H/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 2nd Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1900. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Sir James Douglas (1803 - 1877), Governor of Vancouver Island from 1851 to 1858 and Governor of B.C. from 1858 to 1864. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |