Hanson Island

Hanson Island is an island in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, located west of Harbledown Island[1] and south of the Plumper Islands. The westernmost part of Johnstone Strait is to the south of the island, Blackfish Sound to the north, beyond which is Swanson Island.[2] The island is named for James Hanson who served aboard HMS Chatham in 1792 and was later transferred that year to command Vancouver's supply ship HMS Daedalus.[3]: 105 

References

  1. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Hanson Island"
  2. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Blackfish Sound"
  3. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2

50°34′13″N 126°44′22″W / 50.57028°N 126.73944°W / 50.57028; -126.73944 (Hanson Island)


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