Carter Passage
| Feature Type: | Passage - Variation of Pass: Narrow stretch of water connecting two larger water bodies. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Broughton & North Broughton Islands, NE of Port McNeill, Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°50'11"N, 126°51'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Carter Passage adopted 6 January 1949 on BC map 2C; not Canoe Passage, nor Carter Bay as had been labelled on British Admiralty Chart 581, 1867 et seq, and on BC map 2C, 1919 et seq. Origin/significance of "Carter" not known. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"The western end [of Canoe Passage] was shown as Carter Bay on old Admiralty Charts, whereas it is in reality an open passage. Recommend Carter Passage [for the entire feature]." (November 1948 names list, file V.1.48) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |