- Barkley Sound
Barkley Sound, also known historically as Barclay Sound, is south of
Ucluelet and north ofBamfield on the west coast of Vancouver Island and forms the entrance to theAlberni Inlet . TheBroken Islands Group lies in the sound.In 1787, Captain
Charles William Barkley of the "Imperial Eagle", explored Barkley Sound that bears his name and named the sound after himself. Barkley traveled with his 17-year-old bride, Frances, the first European woman visit British Columbia. [Citation | last =Akrigg | first = G.P.V. | last2 =Akrigg| first2 =Helen B.
title =1001 British Columbia Place Names | place=Vancouver | publisher =Discovery Press | year =1969 | edition = 3rd, 1973] rp|22 [BCGNIS|11126|Barcley Sound]In 1791 the Spanish ship "
Santa Saturnina ", under Juan Carrasco andJosé María Narváez , explored Barkley Sound in detail. The Spanish named it Boca de Carrasco. [cite book |last= McDowell |first= Jim |title= José Narváez: The Forgotten Explorer |year= 1998 |publisher= The Arthur H. Clark Company |location= Spokane, Washington |isbn= 0-87062-265-X |pages= p. 68] Another Spanish name in common use at the time was Entrada Nitinat. [cite book |last= Kendrick |first= John |title= The Voyage of "Sutil" and "Mexicana", 1792: The last Spanish exploration of the Northwest Coast of America |year= 1990 |publisher= The Arthur H. Clark Company |location= Spokane, Washington |isbn= 0-87062-203-X |pages= 241]Other links
[http://www.vancouverisland.com/Regions/towns/?townID=3940 Barkley Sound]
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