Simoom Sound
| Feature Type: | Sound (2) - Arm of the sea or a lake; inlet. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E and N side of Wishart Peninsula, between Tribune Channel and Kingcome Inlet, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°51'14"N, 126°29'50"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/16 |
| Related Maps: |
92L/15 92L/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 April 1957 on C.3576, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 581, 1867 et seq, and on BC map 2C, 1919 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After HM troopship Simoom, 8 guns, commanded in 1853 by Captain John Kingcome, who was Rear Admiral commanding this station 1863-64, when the sound was named. Vancouver remained at anchor in this sound with the Discovery and Chathan, 29 July to 5 August 1792, whilst the neighbourhood was examined by the boats. Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |