Kildidt Sound
| 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: | SW side of Hunter Island, S of Bella Bella, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°49'54"N, 128°09'14"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 102P/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 August 1944 on Hydrographic Services Chart #399, "Hakai Passage to Queen Sound," as established on Hydrographic Services Chart #396, "Fitz Hugh Sound to Spider Island" and BC Provincial Government B.P. (General) Fitz Hugh Sound, Rivers Inlet to Burke Channel (H.S. File 1578). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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From the Heiltsuk First Nation word meaning “long inlet” or “long way inland.” Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 307. |