Darwin 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: | Between Moresby and Lyell Islands, Queen Charlotte Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°40'14"N, 131°42'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103B/12 |
| Related Maps: |
103B/12 103B/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 March 1933 on 103/SE, as labelled on British Admiralty chart 1923B, 1880 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1878 by George M. Dawson, Geological & Natural History Survey of Canada, after Charles Robert Darwin, the eminent naturalist of the 19th Century. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |