Bute Inlet

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Bute Inlet is a long, remote coastal fjord on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada, known for its steep mountainous surroundings and deep glacially carved waters.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bute Inlet canonical 13
Jervis Inlet 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord
inlet
access primarily by boat or floatplane
adjacentFeature Coast Mountains
Homathko Icefield region
linked to: Homathko Icefield

Waddington Range region
administrativeRegion Strathcona Regional District (near its southern end)
climate temperate maritime
country Canada
economicActivity ecotourism
small-scale logging in surrounding valleys
sport fishing
formedBy glacial erosion
geologicalType glacial fjord
hasCharacteristic heavy rainfall typical of coastal British Columbia fjords
no major road access along its shores
sparsely populated shores
steep fjord walls rising directly from the water
highestNearbyPeak Mount Waddington region
indigenousName various Coast Salish and Kwakwakaʼwakw names (locally used)
knownFor deep waters
dramatic fjord scenery
remote wilderness character
steep mountainous surroundings
length approximately 80 km
locatedIn British Columbia
Central Coast of British Columbia
locatedOn Pacific coast of Canada
maximumDepth over 600 m
mouthLocation near the northern end of the Strait of Georgia region
nearbyCommunity Campbell River (regional access point)
Powell River (regional access point)
notableEvent historic route area considered for a transcontinental railway in the 19th century
site of proposed hydroelectric projects on the Homathko and other rivers
orientation roughly southeast–northwest
partOf Inside Passage region (broadly defined)
region Great Bear Rainforest region (southern fringe)
riverMouth Homathko River
Orford River
Southgate River
Theodosia River (via nearby inlets and channels)
traditionalTerritoryOf Homalco First Nation
Klahoose First Nation
Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation (regionally)
waterBody Pacific Ocean
Salish Sea region (broadly associated)
wildlife bald eagles
black bears
grizzly bears in surrounding watersheds
salmon
seals and sea lions
whales and porpoises

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Homathko Icefield near Bute Inlet
Waddington Range locatedBetween Bute Inlet
Waddington Range locatedNorthOf Bute Inlet
Sechelt Inlet connectedTo Jervis Inlet
linked to: Bute Inlet
Homathko River basin drainsInto Bute Inlet
Bute Inlet fjord system hasInlet Bute Inlet
Southgate River flowsInto Bute Inlet
Southgate River hasMouthIn Bute Inlet
Homathko River mouthLocation Bute Inlet
Homathko River near Bute Inlet