Observatory Inlet
Observatory Inlet is an inlet on the North Coast of British Columbia. It is a northward extension of Portland Inlet, other branches of which include the Portland Canal. The entrance of Observatory Inlet, from Portland Inlet, lies between Ramsden Point and Nass Point. Ramsden Point also marks, to the west, the entrance of Portland Canal. Observatory Inlet was named by George Vancouver in 1793, because he set up his observatory on the shore of the inlet, at Salmon Cove, in order to calibrate his chronometers. His two vessels, HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham, stayed in Salmon Cove from July 23 to August 17, 1793. During this time a boat surveying expedition under Vancouver himself explored Behm Canal. Vancouver also named three headlands at the entrance of Observatory Inlet: Maskelyne Point, fo
primaryTopic
Observatory Inlet
Observatory Inlet is an inlet on the North Coast of British Columbia. It is a northward extension of Portland Inlet, other branches of which include the Portland Canal. The entrance of Observatory Inlet, from Portland Inlet, lies between Ramsden Point and Nass Point. Ramsden Point also marks, to the west, the entrance of Portland Canal. Observatory Inlet was named by George Vancouver in 1793, because he set up his observatory on the shore of the inlet, at Salmon Cove, in order to calibrate his chronometers. His two vessels, HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham, stayed in Salmon Cove from July 23 to August 17, 1793. During this time a boat surveying expedition under Vancouver himself explored Behm Canal. Vancouver also named three headlands at the entrance of Observatory Inlet: Maskelyne Point, fo
has abstract
Observatory Inlet is an inlet ...... nstrument-maker Jesse Ramsden.
@en
location
type
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
21,655,077
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
982,547,921
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
Location
name
Observatory Inlet
@en
pushpin map
British Columbia
@en
pushpin map caption
Location in British Columbia
@en
type
wikiPageUsesTemplate
hypernym
point
55.290277777777774 -129.78305555555556
comment
Observatory Inlet is an inlet ...... ory Inlet: Maskelyne Point, fo
@en
label
Observatory Inlet
@en
lat
5.5290277777777765e+1
long
-1.2978305555555556e+2
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Observatory Inlet
@en