Hevenor Inlet

Hevenor Inlet is located within the traditional territory of the Gitxaala Nation, extending eastward from Petrel Channel on the northwest side of Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada.[2]

Hevenor Inlet
Looking westward down Hevenor Inlet
Hevenor Inlet
LocationBritish Columbia
Coordinates53°38′28″N 129°59′17″W
TypeFjord
Native nameK’t’a’i[1]
Part ofPitt Island (Canada)
Max. length3.4 nautical miles (6.3 km; 3.9 mi)
Max. width0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km; 0.69 mi)
IslandsClark Islet, Hevenor Islet

The inlet is entered between Stark Point[3] and Hevenor Point,[4] and contains Clark[5] and Hevenor[6] Islets. A narrow entrance connects the inlet to Hevenor Lagoon,[7] 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the head of the inlet.[8]

Two Indian Reserves adjoin the inlet, Pitt Island 27[9] on the north shore near the entrance, and Ketai 28[10] midway down the south shore.

Hevenor Inlet is surrounded by waterfalls, including the Cascades, a linear series of waterfalls at the head of the inlet.

  • The mouth of the Cascades at the head of Hevenor Inlet
  • Fog lifting around Clark Islet
  • The narrows between the Inlet and the Lagoon
  • Looking at Hevenor Islet from the southwest
  • Stark Point, south of the mouth of Hevenor Inlet
  • Hevenor Point, north of the mouth of Hevenor Inlet

References
  1. MARSDEN S. REPORT SUBMITTED TO (2011). THE GITKXAALA, THEIR HISTORY, AND THEIR TERRITORIES (PORCHER ISLAND, BANKS ISLAND, PITT ISLAND AND ADJACENT ISLANDS) (pdf) (Report). JANES FREEDMAN KYLE LAW CORPORATION. p. 55.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  3. "Stark Point". BC Geographical Names.
  4. "Hevenor Point". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "Clark Islet". BC Geographical Names.
  6. "Hevenor Inlet". BC Geographical Names.
  7. "Hevenor Lagoon". BC Geographical Names.
  8. "Chart 3746, Petrel Channel". Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II (Ninth Edition): 259. 1983.
  9. "Pitt Island 27". BC Geographical Names.
  10. "Ketai 28". BC Geographical Names.
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