Langara Island

Langara Island (54˚14'00" 133˚02'00" Off NW end of Graham I, QCI), Langara Point (54˚15'00" 133˚04'00" NW end of Langara I), Langara Rocks (54˚15'40" 133˚01'29" Off N side of Langara I). Spanish cdr Jacinto Caamaño, of the Aránzazu, named Isla de Lángara in 1792 while surveying Dixon Entrance. Juan Francisco de Lángara y Huarte (1736–1806) was a celebrated Spanish admiral and politician, as famous for his scientific and cartographic contributions as for his naval battles. In the...

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