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'''Plumper Sound''' is a [[sound (geography)|sound]] in the [[Gulf Islands|Southern Gulf Islands]] region of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located between [[Saturna Island]] (E) and North and South [[Pender Island]]s. It is named for |
'''Plumper Sound''' is a [[sound (geography)|sound]] in the [[Gulf Islands|Southern Gulf Islands]] region of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], located between [[Saturna Island]] (E) and North and South [[Pender Island]]s. It is named for {{HMS|Plumper|1848|6}}, the [[survey ship]] of the [[Royal Navy]] engaged in charting the coastal waters of British Columbia in the colonial period. |
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<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line |title=Pender Island museum timeline |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727071521/http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line |archive-date=2015-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line |title=Pender island museum .org |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727071521/http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line |archive-date=2015-07-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line Pender Island museum timeline]</ref> |
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<ref>[http://www.penderislandmuseum.org/content/pender-islands-time-line Pender island museum .org]</ref> |
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Plumper Sound should not be confused with '''Plumper Cove''', |
Plumper Sound should not be confused with '''Plumper Cove''', |
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a small cove that is home to the [[Plumper Cove Marine Provincial Park]] on [[Keats Island, British Columbia|Keats Island]], |
a small cove that is home to the [[Plumper Cove Marine Provincial Park]] on [[Keats Island, British Columbia|Keats Island]], |
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also named after |
also named after HMS ''Plumper''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 8 May 2020
Plumper Sound is a sound in the Southern Gulf Islands region of British Columbia, Canada, located between Saturna Island (E) and North and South Pender Islands. It is named for HMS Plumper, the survey ship of the Royal Navy engaged in charting the coastal waters of British Columbia in the colonial period. [1][2]
Plumper Sound should not be confused with Plumper Cove, a small cove that is home to the Plumper Cove Marine Provincial Park on Keats Island, also named after HMS Plumper.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pender Island museum timeline". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ "Pender island museum .org". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
48°46′00″N 123°13′00″W / 48.76667°N 123.21667°W
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