East Redonda Island

East Redonda Island (50˚14'32" 124˚42'38" Entrance to Toba Inlet, NE of Campbell R). Spanish naval officers Dionisio Alcalá-Galiano and Cayetano Valdés named Isla Redonda (Spanish for “round”) in 1792, not realizing that it was two islands. They anchored near Teakerne Arm at W Redonda I for several weeks with Capt George Vancouver’s two vessels while exploring the region in small boats. E Redonda has one of the highest points in BC not on the mainland or Vancouver I: 1,591-m Mt...

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