Thompson Sound 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'' b ...
on the
Central Coast of British Columbia
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, nickname = "The Coast"
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, subdivision_name = Canada
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, Canada, located on the east side of
Tribune Channel and to the east of
Gilford Island
Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, located between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet. The island has an area of . Turnour Island is to the south across Tribune Channel, the entrance to Thompson Sound to the east.
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, part of the
Broughton Archipelago
Broughton Archipelago is a group of islands located at the eastern end of Queen Charlotte Strait in Mount Waddington Regional District, British Columbia. The archipelago is the traditional territory of the Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, Namgis, Ma'am ...
. The headland on the north side of the sound's entrance is London Point at . The south side of the entrance is demarcated by Cleave Point at .
Located on the sound is the unincorporated locality of
Thompson Sound at , and
Kakweken Indian Reserve No. 4, at the mouth of the
Kakweiken River at the head of the sound, 4.0 ha. in size, at . A village site of the
Kwikwasut'inuxw, said to be their place of origin, is also at the head of the sound is wato, also spelled ''watu'', at .
Kwak'wala placenames on the sound are ''leqwe'', meaning "camping ground", just east of London Point at and ''gidelbe'', meaning "long point", located across the sound on its south side at
There is one small island in the sound, near its head, Sackville Island at .
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Sackville Island"
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See also
* List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages
*List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
The Government of Canada has established at least 316 reserves for First Nation band governments in its westernmost province of British Columbia. The majority of these reserves continue to exist while a number are no longer in existence.
See ...
References
Central Coast of British Columbia
Sounds of British Columbia
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