Thompson Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Tribune Channel and to the east of Gilford Island, part of the Broughton Archipelago. The headland on the north side of the sound's entrance is London Point at .BC Names/GeoBC entry "London Point" The south side of the entrance is demarcated by Cleave Point at .BC Names/GeoBC entry "Cleave Point"
Located on the sound is the unincorporated locality of Thompson Sound at , and Kakweken Indian Reserve No. 4, at the mouth of the Kakweiken River at the head of the sound, 4.0 ha. in size, at .Kakweken 4 (Indian reserve)" A village site of the Kwikwasut'inuxw, said to be their place of origin, is also at the head of the sound is wato, also spelled watu, at .BC Names/GeoBC entry "wato (Former First Nation Village)"
Kwak'wala placenames on the sound are leqwe, meaning "camping ground", just east of London Point at BC Names/GeoBC entry "leqwe (camp)" and gidelbe, meaning "long point", located across the sound on its south side at BC Names/GeoBC entry "gidelbe (point)", "long point" - exact location unclear - no particular point at this location
There is one small island in the sound, near its head, Sackville Island at .BC Names/GeoBC entry "Sackville Island"
See also List of Kwakwaka'wakw villages List of Indian reserves in British Columbia
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