Ecstall Island

Ecstall Island (54˚09'30" 129˚57'19" At the mouth of the Ecstall R, SE of Prince Rupert), Ecstall River (Flows NW into the Skeena R near its mouth). Capt John Walbran reported that ecstall was a Tsimshian word for tributary—literally, “something from the side”—and referred to the Ecstall R, which enters the Skeena near its mouth. The word was used colloquially, as well, to mean “a side issue.” Ecstall Lk is named after the river, which is also known locally as the Hocsall R;...

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