Thormanby Islands

Thormanby Islands (49˚30'00" 124˚00'00" Just W of S end of Sechelt Peninsula, W side of Welcome Passage, Str of Georgia, NW of Vancouver). The islands were named in 1860 by Capt George Richards of the RN survey vessel Plumper after hearing that the British racehorse Thormanby had won the famous Epsom Derby earlier that year. Richards and his officers applied numerous race-related names to the area’s features, suggesting that they may have had a guinea or two riding on the winning horse....

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