Kingcome Inlet[1] is one of the lesser principalfjords of theBritish Columbia Coast, north and east ofBroughton Island.[2] It is sixth in sequence of the major saltwater fjords north from the49th parallel nearVancouver and similar in width, on average 2.5 km (1.6 mi), to longer inlets such asKnight Inlet andBute Inlet, but it is only 35 km (22 mi) in length from the mouth of theKingcome River toSutlej Channel, which ultimately connects around Broughton Island to the main regional waterway of theQueen Charlotte Strait. Kingcome Inlet has a short side inlet,Wakeman Sound, fed by theWakeman River.
The area is the territory of theKwakwakaʼwakw peoples.[3] At the mouth of Kingcome Inlet is theBroughton Archipelago, a wild array of small islands that form a marine park west ofGilford Island, the largest of the hundreds of islands. It is home to theḴwiḵwa̱sut'inux̱w Ha̱xwa'mis First Nation.[4] The village and former cannery site ofKingcome, further up the river, is the territory of theDzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation.[5]
Kingcome Inlet was named for CaptainJohn Kingcome of the troopshipHMSSimoom, later knighted, who was Rear Admiral in charge of thePacific Station of theRoyal Navy from 1863 to 1864 and whose flagship wasHMSSutlej.
50°57′00″N126°12′00″W / 50.95000°N 126.20000°W /50.95000; -126.20000 (Kingcome Inlet)
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