King Island

King Island (52˚15'00" 127˚35'00" Between Dean Channel and Burke Channel, E of Bella Bella), King Passage (49˚38'00" 126˚23'00" Muchalat Inlet, S of Gore I, Nootka Sd, W side of Vancouver I). Capt George Vancouver named King’s I in 1793 after a particular RN friend of his, James King (1750–84). The two had served together on Capt James Cook’s third great expedition, 1776–80. King was born in Lancashire and entered the navy at age 12, not at all unusual in that era. He became...

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