Quatsino Sound

Quatsino Sound

Quatsino Sound is a complex of coastal inlets, bays and islands on northwestern Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the northernmost of the five sounds that pierce the west coast of Vancouver Island, the others being Kyuquot Sound, Nootka Sound, Clayoquot Sound, and Barclay Sound.

Quatsino Sound extends east from the Pacific Ocean. Near its entrance, on the north side, is Forward Inlet, which branches into several smaller inlets, including the Winter Harbour and village of Winter Harbour, British Columbia. Koskimo Bay and Koprino Harbour are located farther east into Quatsino Sound. Drake Island, which is named after Justice Montague William Tyrwhitt Drake, [BCGNIS|26039|Drake Island] lies near the eastern end of Quatsino Sound, and the long Neroutsos Inlet extends southeast from Drake Island. The town of Port Alice lies near the end of Neroutsos Inlet. East of Drake Island, Quatsino Narrows connects the eastern end of Quatsino Sound to Holberg Inlet and the smaller Rupert Inlet. [BCGNIS|27248|Quatsino Narrows] Quatsino Narrows is a tidal rapids, with currents reaching convert|9|kn|km/h at flood tide. [Geography from [http://www.basemaps.gov.bc.ca/ Base Map Online Store] , TRIM 1:20,000 Digital Base Maps, British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, Base Mapping and Geomatic Services; and cite book |last= Hale |first= Robert |title= Waggoner Cruising Guide 2007 |year= 2007 |publisher= Weatherly Press |isbn= 978-0935727-26-5 |pages= pp. 267-269] The sound is located within the Mount Waddington Regional District.

ee also

*Quatsino First Nation
*Quatsino, British Columbia
*Quatsino Provincial Park
*British Columbia Coast

References

External links

*BCGNIS|27250|Quatsino Sound


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