Laredo Channel

Laredo Channel
Laredo Channel Location of Laredo Channel
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	52°44′58″N 129°5′18″W
Type	Channel
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean

Laredo Channel is a channel in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, separating Princess Royal Island and Aristazabal Island.^[1] It connects with Laredo Sound to the south and Caamaño Sound to the north.^[2][3] In 1792 the Spanish naval officer Jacinto Caamaño, commanding the frigate Aranzazu, explored the area and named Laredo Channel (Canal de Laredo), probably after the port city of Laredo, Spain.^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Laredo Channel". BC Geographical Names.
2. "Laredo Sound". BC Geographical Names.
3. "Caamaño Sound". BC Geographical Names.
4. Caamaño, Jacinto (October 1938). Wagner, Henry R.; Newcombe, W.A. (eds.). "The Journal of Jacinto Caamano, Part II" (PDF). The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. 2 (4): 293–294. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
5. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. University of British Columbia Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780774806374. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
6. Tovell, Freeman M. (Spring 1998). "Ending the Search for the Mythical Passage of Admiral Fonte: The 1792 Voyage of Jacinto Caamaño". BC Studies. 117: 5–26. doi:10.14288/bcs.v0i117.1805. Retrieved 13 January 2024.