Tribune Rock
| Feature Type: | Rock (1) - Small mass of rock usually projecting above the water surface. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N of Hurst Island in Gordon Channel, Queen Charlotte Strait, NW of Port Hardy (municipality), Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°51'26"N, 127°33'59"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1947, as submitted by Hydrographic Service Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Labelled "Grey Rock" on British Admiralty Chart #582, 1864 et seq. Re-named by Hydrographic Service, because of proximity to Boyle Island, after HMS Tribune, Lieut. David Boyle, on this station 1859-60. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |