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Barkley Sound
Barkley Sound is south of Ucluelet and north of Bamfield on the west coast of Vancouver Island and forms the entrance to the Alberni Inlet. The Broken Island Group lies in the sound.
In 1787, Captain Charles William Barkley of the Imperial Eagle, explored Barkley Sound that bears his name and named the sound after himself. Barkley traveled with his 17-year-old bride, Frances, the first European woman visit British Columbia. [1]
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- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V. & Akrigg, Helen B. (1969), 1001 British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1973 ed.), Vancouver: Discovery Press
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