Marchand Point

Marchand Point (53˚34'00" 132˚59'00" NW entrance to Hippa Passage, W side of Graham I, QCI), Marchand Reef (54˚11'00" 133˚01'00" Off S side of Parry Passage, between Langara I and Graham I). Named after Capt Etienne Marchand (1755–93), cdr of the French ship La Solide, which visited the QCI in 1791 on its voyage around the world. He was born in the W Indies, at Grenada, and became interested in the PNW after meeting fur trader Nathanial Portlock at St Helena in 1789. The 275-tonne vessel,...

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