Tolmie 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 Sarah and Princess Royal Islands, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°46'01"N, 128°32'41"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/15 |
| Related Maps: |
103A/10 103A/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 July 1946 on 103SE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After William Fraser Tolmie, Medical Officer in service of Hudson's Bay Co. For long, detailed life history see Walbran's British Columbia Coast Names, page 491. See also "Tolmie, Mount" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |