Nepean Sound
Encyclopedia
Nepean Sound is a sound
on the North Coast of British Columbia
, Canada
. It lies north of Caamaño Sound
, and separates Banks
, Pitt
, Campania
and Trutch Island
s.
Sound (geography)
In geography a sound or seaway is a large sea or ocean inlet larger than a bay, deeper than a bight and wider than a fjord; or it may be defined as a narrow sea or ocean channel between two bodies of land ....
on the North Coast of British Columbia
British Columbia Coast
The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It lies north of Caamaño Sound
Caamaño Sound
Caamaño Sound is a sound on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It extends east from Hecate Strait. Princess Royal Island, Rennison Island, and Aristazabal Island lie to the south of the sound. Several islands lie to the north, including Campania Island and the Estevan Group of...
, and separates Banks
Banks Island (British Columbia)
Banks Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located south of Prince Rupert, on Hecate Strait, east of and opposite the Queen Charlotte Islands. To the east of Banks Island is Pitt Island and McCauley Island, both across Principe Channel...
, Pitt
Pitt Island (Canada)
Pitt Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, located between Banks Island, across Grenville Channel from the mainland. It is separated from Banks Island by Principe Channel. The only settlement is a First Nations village, Chino Hat, on the west coast...
, Campania
Campania Island
Campania Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located south of Prince Rupert, east across Hecate Strait from the Queen Charlotte Islands. To the west of Campania Island, across Estevan Sound, is the Estevan Group archipelago. Banks Island lies to the...
and Trutch Island
Trutch Island
Trutch Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the northernmost of the Estevan Group of islands and like other islands in the group was named for a Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, in this case Joseph Trutch, who had also been Commissioner of Public...
s.