Pearse Island
Island in British Columbia, Canada
Summary
Pearse Island is an island in western British Columbia, Canada, in the Portland Inlet, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. The island was first charted in 1793 by George Vancouver during his 1791-95 expedition. It was named by George Henry Richards, captain of HMS Plumper, circa 1860, in honour of William Alfred Rombulow Pearse of the Royal Navy, who had been commander of HMS Alert.
Originally created by 67.106.39.251
11/22/2004, 5:19:26 PM
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/* Features */Removed a factual error. Previous author had mistaken Pearse Island, at Alaskan-Canadian border (and the subject of this article), with much smaller Pearse Islands just off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island, home to Cormorant Channel Marine Provincial Park.
