Princess Royal Island

PRINCESS ROYAL ISLAND, 2,274 sq km, on the coast north of BELLA BELLA at Caamaño Sound, is the fourth-largest coastal island after VANCOUVER ISLAND and the 2 main QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. It is separated from the mainland by Princess Royal Channel, a narrow passage surveyed by George VANCOUVER in 1793 and later used by ferries and CRUISE SHIPS on their routes through the INSIDE PASSAGE. It was named in 1788 by Charles DUNCAN, a British FUR TRADE captain, after his sloop. The TSIMSHIAN First...

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