- Byng Inlet (Ontario)
Byng Inlet is a body of water on the eastern shore of
Georgian Bay , between Parry Sound and the mouth of the French River. It is a widening of theMagnetawan River , near its mouth. The name of the river "Magnetawan" meaning "long open channel" in theOjibwa language , obviously refers to this section of the river.Naming of the Inlet
Byng Inlet was named in the honor fomer British Naval officer
John Byng . It was named by CaptainHenry Wolsey Bayfield , whochart ed the Canadian shores of lakes Huron and Superior, formerly involved with AdmiralWilliam Fitzwilliam Owen , whilesurveying the lower Great Lakes Erie and Ontario. For surveying of this region, Bayfield made his headquarters at the Naval Establishment at Penetanguishene in 1819. In 1825, Bayfield returned toEngland to prepare his charts for theengraver .ee also
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Byng Inlet, Ontario , the village on the south shore
*Britt, Ontario , on the north shore.
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