Kumealon Inlet

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.

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). The inlet provides an extensive tidal course, well protected from storm surge, and has a sheltered foreshore combined with substantial tidal flats.

History

Kumealon Inlet is within the traditional territories of the Southern Tsimshian, and contains groves of culturally modified trees.

Features

Connected features to the inlet are:

• Kumealon Island, located on the north side of the entrance to the inlet at
• Kumealon Lagoon, a small arm on the north side of the inlet at , connected to it via:
• Kumealon Narrows, a short narrows at
• Kumealon Creek, a short creek which feeds northwest into Kumealon Lagoon, entering it at

Images

See also

• Inside Passage
• Baker Inlet

References