Venn Passage
| Feature Type: | Passage - Variation of Pass: Narrow stretch of water connecting two larger water bodies. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Connects Metlakatla Bay and Prince Rupert Harbour, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°19'28"N, 130°24'58"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911, as labelled on Dominion Hydrographic Chart 303 Confirmed 8 July 1954 on 103J/8. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Adopted in 1862 by Captain Richards, RN, as named by Mr. William Duncan after the Reverend Henry Venn (1796-1873), honourary secretary of the Church Mission Society, 1841-73. Labelled "Venn Creek" on British Admiralty Chart 364, 1865 et seq - creek being an old word for inlet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |