{{Short description|Fjord in British Columbia, Canada}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}} '''Cascade Inlet'''<ref>{{Cite cgndb|JAUAK|Cascade Inlet|2020-06-21}}</ref> is a fjord in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It extends northwest from Dean Channel.<ref>{{BCGNIS|11286|Cascade Inlet}}</ref> It was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver and Spelman Swaine during their 1791-95 expedition. Vancouver named it "Cascade Channel" due to the great number of waterfalls he saw along its sides when he first explored the inlet.<ref name=Vancouver1801>{{cite book | last = Vancouver | first = George, and John Vancouver | title = A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world | publisher = J. Stockdale | year = 1801 | location = London | url = https://archive.org/details/avoyagediscover00vancgoog}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Cite NBD1849|wstitle=Swaine, Spelman |short=x}}
{{coord|52|30|04|N|127|31|19|W|region:CA-BC_type:waterbody_source:http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/JAUAK|name=Cascade Inlet|display=title}}
Category:Fjords of British Columbia Category:North Coast of British Columbia Category:Inlets of British Columbia
{{BritishColumbiaNorthCoast-geo-stub}}