Laredo Channel

Laredo Channel
Laredo Channel is located in British Columbia
Laredo Channel
Laredo Channel
Location of Laredo Channel
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates52°44′58″N 129°5′18″W / 52.74944°N 129.08833°W / 52.74944; -129.08833
TypeChannel
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean

Laredo Channel is a channel in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, separating Princess Royal Island and Aristazabal Island.[1] It connects with Laredo Sound to the south and Caamaño Sound to the north.[2][3] In 1792 the Spanish naval officer Jacinto Caamaño, commanding the frigate Aranzazu, explored the area and named Laredo Channel (Canal de Laredo), probably after the port city of Laredo, Spain.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Laredo Channel". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Laredo Sound". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ "Caamaño Sound". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ Caamaño, Jacinto (October 1938). Wagner, Henry R.; Newcombe, W.A. (eds.). "The Journal of Jacinto Caamano, Part II" (PDF). The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. 2 (4): 293–294. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  5. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. University of British Columbia Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780774806374. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ Tovell, Freeman M. (Spring 1998). "Ending the Search for the Mythical Passage of Admiral Fonte: The 1792 Voyage of Jacinto Caamaño". BC Studies. 117: 5–26. doi:10.14288/bcs.v0i117.1805. Retrieved 13 January 2024.


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