Moore Channel

Moore Channel (52˚57'00" 132˚16'00" S of Hibben I, Kuper Inlet, NW side of Moresby I, QCI). George Moore (d 1890) was the master of HMS Thetis, under Capt Augustus Kuper, and served on the Pacific Station, 1851–53. He made a survey of this channel in 1852, the year the Thetis was sent to the region. Gold had recently been discovered at nearby Mitchell Inlet, and Vancouver I gov James Douglas wanted a local naval presence to ensure British control of the area (which was known, unofficially,...

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