Milbanke Sound
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Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 52°19′N 128°33′W / 52.317°N 128.550°W |
Type | Sound |
Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
Milbanke Sound is a sound on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia.[1]
Geography
Milbanke Sound extends east from
On the islands surrounding the sound is a group of five volcanos called the Milbanke Sound cones.[5]
History
The Heiltsuk peoples traditionally occupied the land around Milbanke Sound.[6][7][8]
In late June, 1788, the British fur trader Charles Duncan, captain of Princess Royal, entered Milbanke Sound, which was then uncharted waters. He spent a few days trading with the Heiltsuk.[9] He named the sound after Vice Admiral Mark Milbanke.[10] Explorer George Vancouver sailed through the sound a few years later.[8][11] In 1805, a trading ship from Boston, the Atahualpa, was attacked by a group of Tlingit; the captain and some of the crew were killed.[12][13]
In 1833 the Hudson's Bay Company established Fort McLoughlin in the Milbanke Sound area.[14][15] William Fraser Tolmie was stationed there in 1833-1834. Tolmie wrote about the fur trade in the area, saying that it was conducted with the Coast Tsimshians and Heiltsuks, using a pidgin jargon composed of the Kaigani and Tshatshinni dialects of Haida and English. Chinook Jargon, commonly used elsewhere, was not widely known in Milbanke Sound at the time.[16] The fort operated for about ten years, and then was abandoned; the company later opened a small store at the same location.[17]
To improve the safety of the developing travel and shipping lanes, a lighthouse was built in 1898 at Robb Point on Ivory Island.[18]
In recent times archaeological investigations have been carried out in the Milbanke Sound area.[19][20]
Economy
The sound is popular with sports fishing enthusiasts.[21]
See also
References
- ^ "Milbanke Sound". Canadian Geographical Names. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ British Columbia Pilot ...: The coast of British Columbia from Cape Caution to Portland Inlet, including the Queen Charlotte Islands and Dixon Entrance. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1930. p. 103.
- ^ Great Britain. Hydrographic Department (1935). The British Columbia Pilot: Comp. from Admiralty Surveys. p. v.
- ^ United States. Hydrographic Office (1952). Sailing Directions for British Columbia: The coast of British Columbia from Cape Caution to Portland Inlet, including the Queen Chalotte Island and Dixon Entrance. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 62–65.
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- ^ "Heiltsuk (Bella Bella)", The Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Historical Notes on the Bella Bella Heiltsuk Archived 2009-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, The Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre
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- ^ "Our History: The Scots who helped build B.C.". Times Colonist, Jan Peterson / May 16, 2014
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- ^ Archaeological Investigations in the Hecate Strait-Milbanke Sound Area, Archaeological Survey of Canada
- ^ "Angling at B.C.'s Top Fishing Resorts". Vancouver Sun, David Y. Wei and Suzanne L. Clouthier , May 16, 2016
- ^ "Great Fishing on the Wild Central Coast of British Columbia". Sports Fishing Magazine, Doug Olander. September 15, 2014