| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Passage - Variation of Pass: Narrow stretch of water connecting two larger water bodies. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | North Passage |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Jane and Sarah Islands, Range 3, Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°38'20"N, 128°30'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"North Passage" adopted 31 December 1930 in the 1930 Gazetteer of Canada. Name chaged to "Sarah Passage" 8 July 1948 on Hydrographic Services Chart #3734 to give the feature a unique name. Named in association with Sarah Island. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file H.1.26. |
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After BC pioneer Sarah Work, daughter of HBC chief factor John Work (see Work Bay) and wife of chief factor Roderick Finlayson. Sarah Island was named by Lt Daniel Pender of the hired survey vessel Beaver in 1867. Sarah Creek and Sarah Lake NE of Prince Rupert also commemorate her, as does Mount Sarah and Swindle Island. Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 525. |