Base Sand
| Feature Type: | Bank (2) - An elevation over which the depth of water is relatively shallow, but normally sufficient for safe surface navigation. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of Kennedy Island at S end Chatham Sound, S of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°04'59"N, 130°14'06"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Base (Sandbank) adopted 5 April 1927 on C.3713. Mis-identified in 1930 BC Gazetteer as Base Sand, and feature type was assumed to be a bank. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The descriptive label "Base Sand", with outline of extent, is displayed on British Admiralty Chart A2453, published in 1872, and on BC map 3M, 1916, 1921 & 1929. This is an extensive drying bank forming the major portion of the south side of Marcus Passage. Locally known as Wilson Bar according to Sailing Directions, 1991. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |