Alpha Bay

Alpha Bay (53˚52'00" 130˚16'00" NW end of Pitt I, S of Prince Rupert), Alpha Islet (48˚26'00" 123˚14'00" N of Discovery I off Oak Bay, SE end of Vancouver I), Alpha Passage (48˚55'00" 125˚32'00" S of Ucluelet Inlet, Barkley Sd, W coast of Vancouver I), Alpha Point (53˚52'00" 130˚17'00" E side of Ogden Channel, NW end of Pitt I). In 1859, the 53-tonne trading schooner Alpha was the first vessel built at Nanaimo—hence the name. It assisted the owners of the Florencia, wrecked near...

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