De Horsey Island
| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Smith Island in mouth of Skeena River, just SE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°07'08"N, 130°08'33"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 April 1927 on C.317, as labelled on BC map 3M, 1916. Re-approved 2 April 1952 on 103J, and 8 July 1954 on 103J/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Named in 1877 by Commander Hanmer, after Rear Admiral Algernon Frederick Rous De Horsey, commander in chief on this station 1876 to 1879; flagship Shah, 26 guns, Captain Bedford....". Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971) |