Estevan Sound
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Sound (1) - Large body of water from which two or more inlets, arms or channels branch off. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Extending NW from Caamaño Sound, between Estevan Group and Campania Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°04'09"N, 129°32'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/4 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/14 103H/3 103H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 April 1926 on C.324, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #1923A, 1867 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 1792 by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño, after Estéban Jose Martinez, an officer in the Spanish navy, and nephew of Don Manuel Antonio Flores.... [see Walbran for lengthy discussion of namesake Martinez' presence in these waters.] Estevan is an anglecized spelling of Estéban... Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |