Felice Channel
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of S end of Loudoun Channel, Barkley Sound, Barclay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°53'50"N, 125°29'13"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/14 |
| Related Maps: |
92C/13 92C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Ugly Channel adopted 3 April 1934 on C327. Name changed to Felice Channel 6 November 1934 on C.327. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"The name Ugly Channel is objectionable and gives a false idea as to the safety of this important channel. Re-named after the Royal Navy ship Felice, Captain Meares - in Barkley Sound on a trading expedition in 1788." (November 1934 note by H.D. Paruzeau, Hydrographic Service) Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |