Shields Bay

Shields Bay (53˚21'00" 132˚29'00" Head of Rennell Sd, SW side of Graham I, QCI), Shields Island (53˚20'00" 132˚27'00" In Shields Bay), Shields Rock (53˚20'00" 132˚28'00" Just N of Shields I). The bay and island were named in 1885 by veteran prospector William Robertson for James Shields, a US-born former sealer who had accompanied him to the QCI that year and helped stake out a large coalfield in the Yakoun R valley. Their plan, which attracted numerous speculators over the years but was...

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