Laredo Channel is a

channel Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to: Geography * Channel (geography), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water. Australia * Channel Country, region of outback Australia in Queensland and pa ...

in the

North Coast North Coast or Northcoast may refer to : Antigua and Barbuda * Major Division of North Coast, an urban area and major division in the parish of Saint John * North Coast, Barbuda, an administrative district of Barbuda Australia * New South Wa ...

region of the

Canadian province Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

, separating

Princess Royal Island Princess Royal Island is the largest island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands east of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At , it is the fourth largest island in Britis ...

and

Aristazabal Island Aristazabal Island () is an island situated south west of Princess Royal Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of . It was named on August 30, 1792 by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño of the Spanish corvette ''Aranzazu'' for Spa ...

. It connects with

Laredo Sound Laredo Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of Price Island. It is connected to Caamaño Sound via Laredo Channel, which runs between Princess Royal Island and Aristazabal Island. Laredo S ...

to the south and

Caamaño Sound Caamaño Sound () is a sound on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It extends east from Hecate Strait. Princess Royal Island, Rennison Island, and Aristazabal Island lie to the south of the sound. Several islands lie to the n ...

to the north. In 1792 the Spanish naval officer

Jacinto Caamaño Jacinto Caamaño Moraleja, OC (September 8, 1759 – November 29, 1829) was a Spanish explorer who was the leader of the last great Spanish exploration of Alaska (then Russian America) and the British Columbia Coast. Explorations A few years lat ...

, commanding the frigate ''Aranzazu'', explored the area and named Laredo Channel (''Canal de Laredo''), probably after the port city of

Laredo, Spain Laredo () is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2008 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), the municipality has a population of 12,648 inhabitants. In addition to Laredo, the municipality ...

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