Simoom Sound, Gilford Island

#4 among attractions in Gilford Island

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Simoom Sound is a post office located at Echo Bay, British Columbia, Canada, on Gilford Island in the Central Coast region adjacent to the body of water of the same name, which was named for HMS Simoom. The name formerly applied to a location on the nearby Wishart Peninsula as a steamer landing but was moved to Echo Bay when the former location became depopulated. ()

Coordinates: 50°45'10"N, 126°29'35"W

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Simoom Sound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park, Denham Island, Apsigiyu, Metap.

~910 ftS
Park
Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park, Gilford Island
5 min walk • Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, established in 1971 and containing 1.5 hectares.
2.3 miN
Area
Denham Island, Burdwood Group Conservancy
60 min walk • Denham Island is an islet north of Sonora Island in Cordero Channel, near the mouth of Bute Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.
1.4 miS
Village
Apsigiyu, Gilford Island
37 min walk • Apsigiyu or Apsigayu or Apsagayu is a village site of the Kwikwasut'inuxw and Mamalilikulla groups of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located at the head of Shoal Harbour on the northwest side of Gilford Island, in the Queen Charlotte Strait-Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
5.4 miNE
Village
Metap, Gilford Island
138 min walk • Metap, also mit'ap and Meetup and Mit'apdzi and big mit'ap ] is a former Kwakwaka'wakw village at the head of Viner Sound on the northwest coast of Gilford Island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. There is an Indian reserve, Meetup Indian Reserve No. 2, at the location today.

Simoom Sound, Gilford Island

Facts and practical information

Simoom Sound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Echo Bay Marine Provincial Park, Gilford Island

Denham Island, Burdwood Group Conservancy

Apsigiyu, Gilford Island

Metap, Gilford Island