Briggs 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: | Between Florence and Coldwell Peninsula, N of Bella Bella, Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°24'32"N, 127°59'31"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/5 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/8 93D/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 May 1925 on C.370, as recommended by Hydrographic Service; not "Sisters Inlet" as labelled on early British Admiralty Chart 1923B (date not cited); presumably a more unique name was sought. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by H.D. Parizeau, Hydrographic Service, after Thomas S. Briggs of New Westminster, a former agent with Canadian Pacific Navigation Company. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |