Cultus 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: | W side of Hunter Island, SW of Bella Bella, Range 2 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°55'04"N, 128°11'49"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 C.399, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1923B, 1867 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Cultus is a Chinook Jargon word meaning worthless, good-for-nothing; in this case presumably signifying the most treacherous of three approaches to Hunter Channel and Bella Bella. Sans Peur Passage (meaning "without fear") connects Cultus Sound and Hunter Channel. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |