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 Sound was named in 1792 by the Spanish naval officer Jacinto Caamaño, commanding the frigate Aranzazu, probably after the port city of Laredo, Spain.
It is the namesake of CCGS Laredo Sound, a SAR vessel operated by the Canadian Coast Guard.
References
- ^ "Laredo Channel". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Laredo Sound". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Caamaño Sound". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Caamaño, Jacinto (October 1938). Wagner, Henry R.; Newcombe, W.A. (eds.). "The Journal of Jacinto Caamano, Part II" (PDF). The British Columbia Historical Quarterly. 2 (4): 293–294. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. University of British Columbia Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780774806374. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Tovell, Freeman M. (Spring 1998). "Ending the Search for the Mythical Passage of Admiral Fonte: The 1792 Voyage of Jacinto Caamaño". BC Studies. 117: 5–26. doi:10.14288/bcs.v0i117.1805. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
52°29′00″N 128°53′00″W / 52.48333°N 128.88333°W
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