Portland Canal is a narrow water passage that forms part of the boundary between Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. Portland Canal was given its name by George Vancouver in 1793, in honor of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. The use of the...
Point of the Arches and the adjacent Shi Shi Beach represent a unique section of shoreline located at the edge of the Olympic National Park in Washington State. This wilderness area is now managed by the National Park Service and was purchased in the late 1970s by The...
The New Eddystone Rock is a pillar of basalt, 237 feet (72 m) high, in Behm Canal, about 87 miles (140 km) north-northwest of Prince Rupert and 32 miles (52 km) northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. It was named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver because of its resemblance...
Rudyerd Bay is a fjord on the mainland of Southeast Alaska, about 37 air miles (60 km) east of Ketchikan, and extending northeast for 14 miles (22.6 km) from the east shore of Behm Canal. The region was first visited by Europeans in 1793 when Captain George...
The Lucy Islands are a small archipelago in Chatham Sound, roughly 11 miles (17 km) west of Prince Rupert, Canada. They constitute a provincially protected conservancy area that contains a nationally significant seabird population, a prominent lighthouse, and some of...
