Denham Island (British Columbia)

Denham Island (British Columbia)

Denham Island is an islet north of Sonora Island (British Columbia) in Cordero Channel, near the mouth of Bute Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.[1]

It was named after Admiral Henry Mangles Denham, a noted Royal Navy surveyor, by Captain Pender, master RN in 1864.[2]:137

References

  1. ^ "Denham Island". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25489.html. 
  2. ^ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9, http://www.nosracines.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3545 

Coordinates: 50°47′10″N 126°29′40″W / 50.78611°N 126.49444°W / 50.78611; -126.49444


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