Gabriola Island

Gabriola Island (49˚10'00" 123˚48'00" Just E of Nanaimo, W side of Str of Georgia), Gabriola Passage (49˚07'45" 123˚42'08" Between Valdes I and Gabriola I), Gabriola Reefs (49˚09'00" 123˚39'00" Off E end of Gabriola I), Gaviola Island (49˚09'31" 123˚41'18" One of the Flat Top Is, off E end of Gabriola I). The origin of the name Gabriola is uncertain. It is generally supposed that Spanish naval officer José Narváez, on his historic 1791 exploration of the Str of Georgia, gave the name...

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