Yorke Island

Yorke Island (50˚27'00" 125˚59'00" At the junction of Johnstone Str and Sunderland Channel, NW of Campbell R). Capt George Richards named this island in association with nearby Hardwicke I in 1862, after the family name of the British earls of Hardwicke. Mt Yorke on Hardwicke I was named at the same time. During WWII, two 4.7-inch guns, searchlights and other facilities were installed on the island. Yorke I’s location was strategic, as any southbound vessel headed down the Inside Passage...

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