Caamaño Sound (french: détroit Caamaño) is a

sound In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid. In human physiology and psychology, sound is the ''reception'' of such waves and their ''perception'' by ...

on the coast of the Canadian province of

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. It extends east from

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. Princess Royal Island, Rennison Island, and Aristazabal Island lie to the south of the sound. Several islands lie to the north, including Campania Island and the

Estevan Group The Estevan Group, formerly the Estevan Islands, is a small archipelago in the Hecate Strait region of the British Columbia Coast, North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The archipelago is located on the west side of Campania Island, which is se ...

of islands. Caamaño Sound connects with various waterways including Estevan Sound,

Campania Sound Campania Sound is a sound on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Campania Island and Princess Royal Island Princess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst ...

, Nepean Sound and Laredo Channel. Caamaño Sound was named in 1908 by Captain Learmonth of HMS ''Egeria'', for Jacinto Caamaño, who explored the region in command of the Spanish corvette ''Aranzazu''.

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