Mackenzie Sound
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Sound (2) - Arm of the sea or a lake; inlet. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extends E from Watson Island, N of North Broughton Island, NE of Port McNeill (municipality), Range 1 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°55'49"N, 126°42'30"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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Adopted 6 April 1950 on 92/NW, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 581, 1867 et seq, and on BC Lands' map 2C, 1919 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named in 1865 by Captain Daniel Pender, RN, after Kenneth Mackenzie, native of Rosshire, Scotland, who had charge (1853-1866) of Craigflower Farm, one of the large farms established on Vancouver Island by the Puget Sound Agricultural Company. Source: Walbran, John T; "British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: Their Origin and History"; published for the Geographic Board of Canada, Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |