Eagle Harbour

Eagle Harbour (49˚21'06" 123˚16'16" SE of Eagle I), Eagle Island (49˚21'13" 123˚16'26" E side of Queen Charlotte Channel, SE entrance to Howe Sd, W Vancouver). The name Eagle Hbr applies to the body of water SE of Eagle I, while the area to the NE is Fishermans Cove (qv). Apparently the whole embayment was once known locally as Eagle Hbr. The SE part had several old names, including Shelter Bay and Johnson Cove, after a Swedish-born tugboat capt who was appointed a Vancouver Hbr pilot in...

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