Thomas Islet

Thomas Islet (52˚54'00" 128˚08'00" Mussel Inlet, E of Princess Royal I). Named by the hydrographic service in 1965 after Able Seaman John Thomas, a crew member aboard HMS Discovery during Capt George Vancouver’s expedition to the PNW, 1791–95. Thomas was one of several members of a survey team, under Lt James Johnstone and Midshipman Robert Barrie, who ate tainted mussels for breakfast while working in this area with the ship’s boats. John Carter, another seaman in the Discovery, died...

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