Pelican Cove

Pelican Cove (52˚21'00" 131˚15'30" SE side of Burnaby I, off SE Moresby I, QCI), Pelican Point (52˚21'00" 131˚15'00" S entrance to Pelican Cove). Named by the hydrographic service in 1962 after Dr Charles Newcombe’s 5.5-m open sloop Pelican, which the ethnologist used to explore the QCI in 1897. Pelican Point is one of many fossil-rich sites in the region. Pelican Cove was where pioneer mining engineer Francis Poole set up his main camp, 1862–64. See also Newcombe Bay and Poole Inlet. D...

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