Venn Passage

Venn Passage (54˚20'00" 130˚26'00" Connects Metlakatla Bay and Prince Rupert Hbr, just W of Prince Rupert). Named by Anglican missionary William Duncan after Rev Henry Venn (1796–1873), secretary and guiding light of the Anglican Church Mission Society, 1841–73. The society was founded in 1799 by members of the Clapham Sect, an activist, evangelical offshoot of the Church of England. Overseas mission work began in Africa in 1804 but spread rapidly to NZ, Canada, Asia Minor, Greece, Malta,...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.