Kynumpt Harbour

Kynumpt Harbour (52˚12'00" 128˚10'00" N end of Campbell I, S side of Seaforth Channel, just NW of Bella Bella). Lt Daniel Pender named this feature in 1867 after a Heiltsuk First Nation chief who once lived in the vicinity. The harbour was a traditional summer camp, used by the Heiltsuk for gathering berries and harvesting potatoes. HBC fur trader William Tolmie, who was stationed at nearby Fort McLoughlin from 1833 to 1836, referred to the harbour in his journal as Active’s Cove. It was...

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