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Kingcome Point
Kingcome Point is a headland on the northwest tip of Princess Royal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. Name origin The point was named about 1867 by Captain Pender, RN, for William Kingcome, who captained the Hudson's Bay Company barque ''Princess Royal'' in 1862–63. Kingcome was the nephew of Admiral John Kingcome Admiral Sir John Kingcome, KCB (14 February 1793 – 7 August 1871) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station. Naval career Kingcome joined the Royal Navy in 1808 and was present at the destruction of the F ..., commander of the Royal Navy's Pacific Station from 1863 to 1864, for whom the various Kingcome placenames around and including Kingcome Inlet were named. Another point on Princess Royal Island, Trivett Point, the island's northernmost tip, was named for the previous captain of the ''Princess Royal'', J.T. Trivett, who captained the vessel in 1859-1861 when William Kingcome as its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, pp. 80, 246. . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves, rocky shores, intense erosion, and steep sea cliff. Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is flanked by land on three sides, whereas a headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form when weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk, limestone, and granite) forming a headland, or peninsula. Through the deposition of sediment within the bay and the erosion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
