| Language of origin |
English language
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| Feature Type: | Inlet (3) - Elongated body of water extending from a sea or lake. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
NE extension of Sheep Passage, E of Princess Royal Island, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
52°54'05"N, 128°07'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
103A/16 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Mussel Inlet adopted 14 June 1046 on 103/SE, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 1923B, 1874 et seq, not "Muscle Inlet" as mis-spelled on 1868 edition(s) on Chart 1923B.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Named 17 June 1793 by Captain George Vancouver, in association with the death of John Carter. See Carter Bay. See also Walbran's British Columbia Coast Names.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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