Phillips arm
| Phillips arm | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Land mass | North America | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 30 '43 " N , 125 ° 22' 5" W | |
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| width | 1.3 km | |
| length | 8.1 km | |
| surface | 13 km² | |
| Tributaries | Phillips River | |
Phillips Arm is a north-facing fjord-like tributary of the Cordero Channel in Canada. The Phillips River drains into its top . Originally a rich fishing area of the Kwiakah , a tribe of the Lekwiltok , they were replaced by white prospectors from the mid-1890s.
location
It is north of East Thurlow Island on mainland British Columbia in Canada . A former lumberjack camp of the same name was located on its east bank on the mainland. To the west lies the island of Vancouver Island, separated by several inlets . Phillips arm is about 10 km long.
Neighboring places
- Thurlow on East Thurlow Island
- George River on the mainland
Web links
- Phillips arm . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG) map and listing (www.geodata.us)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/FIA/HTML/FIA2006MR098.htm
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC 2009, ISBN 978-1-55017-484-7 , pp. 459 (English).