Calvert Island

Calvert Island (51˚35'00" 128˚03'00" W of entrance of Rivers Inlet), Cape Calvert (51˚25'00" 127˚54'00" S tip of Calvert I). Rugged Calvert I was named by fur trader Capt Charles Duncan of Princess Royal, who spent 10 days at Safety Cove, on Calvert’s E coast, in 1788, cleaning his vessel’s hull. The name, retained by Capt George Vancouver in 1792, probably refers to the barons of Baltimore, an Irish title originally granted to George Calvert (c 1580–1632), who established a Catholic...

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