Parry Passage is a
strait and marine waterway between
Langara Island (N) and
Graham Island (S) in
Haida Gwaii
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Name origin and history
Also called Parry Channel, the passage was named for
William E. Parry, the explorer.
The passage was named in 1953 by Commander James Prevost of , after W.E. Parry, a close friend. It had been previously named Cox's Channel after one of the backers of , commanded by
William Douglas in the area in 1788–1789.
Joseph Ingraham in 1791–1792 named it "Cunneyah's Streights"
icafter the chief of nearby
Kiusta.
Jacinto Caamano named it ''Puerto de Floridablanca'' in 1792 after the
Conde de Floridablanca.
The first detailed survey of the passage was in 1791 by Captain
Etienne Marchand of .
The
Haida village of
Dadens was located on the south end of Langara Island, facing the passage.
''The Indian Tribes of North America'', John R. Swanton, 1953
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See also
* Parry (disambiguation)
References
{{Coord, 54, 10, 47, N, 132, 59, 46, W, display=title, source:BCNames, name=Parry Passage
Straits of British Columbia
Landforms of Haida Gwaii