DeCosmos Lagoon

DeCosmos Lagoon (51˚56'00" 127˚58'00" Just SW of DeCosmos Point), DeCosmos Point (51˚57'00" 127˚57'00" E side of Hunter I, Fisher Channel, SE of Bella Bella). Amor de Cosmos (1825–97) was born plain William Alexander Smith at Windsor, NS. He went to California at age 26, worked as a photographer and changed his name to “lover of the universe.” Arriving in Victoria in 1858, he founded the British Colonist, BC’s first newspaper, and as its editor became a constant irritant to...

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