Mussel Inlet

Mussel Inlet

Mussel Inlet is in inlet in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a northeast extension of Sheep Passage.[1] It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's officers during his 1791-95 expedition. It was here the men ate mussels that poisoned and killed one of them, John Carter.[2]

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Coordinates: 52°54′N 128°07′W / 52.9°N 128.117°W / 52.9; -128.117


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