Gibraltar Island

Gibraltar Island (48˚55'00" 125˚15'00" Part of the Broken Group, Barkley Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Named in 1861 by Capt George Richards, of RN survey vessel Hecate, because it resembles a tiny Rock of Gibraltar when viewed from a particular perspective.

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