Darwin Sound (Canada)

Darwin Sound is a sound in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located between Moresby Island (W) and Lyell Island (E) and was named in 1878 by Canada's then-Chief Geographer George M. Dawson in honour of Charles Darwin, the eminent naturalist.

This article is for the sound in the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada. For the Darwin Sound in Tierra del Fuego, Chile, see Darwin Sound.

References

  • "Darwin Sound". BC Geographical Names.


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