Whiteley Island

Whiteley Island (50˚01'00" 127˚12'00" E of Union I, Kyuquot Sd, NW side of Vancouver I), Whiteley Point (53˚52'00" 130˚31'00" S side of Porcher I, S of Prince Rupert). These features commemorate two brothers, both master mariners in the Victoria-based sealing trade. The island is named for William Henry Whiteley (1862–1922), the point for John Joseph Whitely (1867-1945). William, a native of Labrador, arrived in BC about 1885 and began sealing with the schooner Labrador. He later brought...

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