Yeo Island is an island in the
North Coast region of
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. It is separated from the
Don Peninsula to its west by
Spiller Channel, and from the Coldwell Peninsula to its east by
Bullock Channel Bullock Channel is a channel of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It separates Yeo Island from the Coldwell Peninsula. It was first charted in 1793 by James Johnstone, one of George Vancouver's lieutenants during his 1791–95 expedi ...
.
It was first charted and circumnavigated in 1793 by
James Johnstone, one of
George Vancouver's lieutenants during his
1791–95 expedition.
It was named for Dr. Gerald Yeo, a surgeon on
HMS Ganges
Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Ganges'' after the river Ganges in India.
* was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816.
* was an 84-gun second rate launched in ...
on the
Pacific Station
The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast of ...
, 1857–1860.
References
Islands of British Columbia
North Coast of British Columbia
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