Kumealon Inlet
| Kumealon Inlet | |
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  Kumealon Inlet Location within British Columbia | |
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 53°51′39″N 129°59′33″W / 53.86083°N 129.99250°W |
| Type | Fjord |
| Grenville Channel | |
Kumealon Inlet is an inlet on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It lies on the eastern side of the north end of Grenville Channel facing Pitt Island.[1]
Kumealon Inlet sits between the Ecstall Pluton and the Grenville Channel shear zone, and is bounded by rocks dating to the Albian (102.6±3.7Ma).[2] The inlet provides an extensive tidal course, well protected from storm surge, and has a sheltered foreshore combined with substantial tidal flats.[3]
History
Kumealon Inlet is within the traditional territories of the Southern Tsimshian, and contains groves of culturally modified trees.[3]
Features
Connected features to the inlet are:
- Kumealon Island, located on the north side of the entrance to the inlet at 53°51′24″N 130°01′29″W / 53.85667°N 130.02472°W [4]
- Kumealon Lagoon, a small arm on the north side of the inlet at 53°53′03″N 129°59′20″W / 53.88417°N 129.98889°W,[5] connected to it via:
- Kumealon Narrows, a short narrows at 53°52′25″N 129°59′11″W / 53.87361°N 129.98639°W [6]
- Kumealon Creek, a short creek which feeds northwest into Kumealon Lagoon, entering it at 53°52′41″N 129°58′02″W / 53.87806°N 129.96722°W[7]
Images
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Looking westward from the head of Kumealon Inlet towards the entrance
Kumealon Island
Looking westward along Kumealon Inlet in the morning
See also
References
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kumealon Inlet"
- ↑ Wolf D, Andronicos C, Vervoort J, Mansfield M, Chardon D (2010). "Application of Lu–Hf garnet dating to unravel the relationships between deformation, metamorphism and plutonism: An example from the Prince Rupert area, British Columbia". Tectonophysics. 485 (2010): 62–77. Bibcode:2010Tectp.485...62W. doi:10.1016/J.TECTO.2009.11.020.
- 1 2 MacKenzie, W.; Remington, D.; Shaw, J. (2000). Estuaries on the North Coast of British Columbia: A reconnaissance survey of selected sites (PDF) (Report). British Columbia Ministry of Environment and British Columbia Ministry of Forests. p. 66. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kumealon Island"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kumealon Lagoon"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kumealon Narrows"
- ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kumealon Creek"