Sorenson Point

Sorenson Point (50˚34'00" 127˚34'00" NW entrance to Quatsino Narrows, Holberg Inlet, NW Vancouver I). According to BC’s Geographical Names Office, the point was named for Valdemar Axel Sorenson, who pre-empted land at the mouth of the San Josef R in 1903 and received a Crown grant there in 1913 (his name is spelled Sorensen on the land office documents). Two other Scandinavian pioneers named Sorenson were active in Quatsino Sd, however; both were from Norway. Gunder Sorenson (1864–1921),...

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