Buck Channel
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Chaatl Island and NW side Moresby Island, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°06'04"N, 132°29'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103F/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 March 1933 on Geological Survey sheet 278A, Prince Rupert, as labelled on BC map 2F, 1927, in association with Buck Point (file P.3.33). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Adopted 3- September 1946 on C.3854. Previously approved June 14, 1946 on 103/SE..... Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |