Colnett Point

Colnett Point (53˚59'00" 132˚40'00" Head of Naden Hbr, N end of Graham I, QCI), Mount Colnett (49˚10'28" 125˚50'14" E side of Meares I, Clayoquot Sd, W side of Vancouver I). James Colnett (1753–1806) was one of the earliest British fur traders to appear on the BC coast. A former RN officer who had served on Capt James Cook’s second S Pacific expedition, 1772–75, he was sent to the PNW by Richard Etches and the King George’s Sd Co in 1786, in command of the Prince of Wales and the...

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