Hevenor Inlet
Hevenor Inlet extends eastward from Petrel Channel on the northwest side of Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada.[2]
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Location | British Columbia |
Coordinates | 53°38′28″N 129°59′17″W |
Type | Fjord |
Native name | K’t’a’i (Tsimshian)[1] |
Part of | Pitt Island (Canada) |
Max. length | 3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km; 3.9 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi) |
Islands | Clark Islet, Hevenor Islet |
The inlet is entered between Stark Point[3] and Hevenor Point,[4] and contains Clark[5] and Hevenor[6] islets. A narrow entrance connects the inlet to Hevenor Lagoon[7] 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the head of the inlet.[8]
Two Indian Reserves adjoin the inlet, Pitt Island 27[9] on the north shore near the entrance, and Ketai 28[10] midway down the south shore.
Hevenor Inlet is surrounded by waterfalls, including the Cascades, a linear series of waterfalls at the head of the inlet.
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- The mouth of the Cascades at the head of Hevenor Inlet
- Fog lifting around Clark Islet
- The narrows between the Inlet and the Lagoon
- Looking at Hevenor Islet from the southwest
- Stark Point, south of the mouth of Hevenor Inlet
- Hevenor Point, north of the mouth of Hevenor Inlet
References
- Susan Marsden (2011). The Gitkxaala, Their History, and Their Territories (Porcher Island, Banks Island, Pitt Island and Adjacent Islands) (PDF) (Report). p. 55.
- "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
- "Stark Point". BC Geographical Names.
- "Hevenor Point". BC Geographical Names.
- "Clark Islet". BC Geographical Names.
- "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
- "Hevenor Lagoon". BC Geographical Names.
- "Chart 3746, Petrel Channel". Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II (Ninth Edition): 259. 1983.
- "Pitt Island 27". BC Geographical Names.
- "Ketai 28". BC Geographical Names.
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