| Feature Type: | Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Howe Sound, NE of Bowen Island, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°25'32"N, 123°16'07"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 December 1937 on 92G/6, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 579, 1863 et seq, and on BC map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in 1860 by Captain Richards, RN, after Rear Admiral (later Sir) George Bowyer, RN (1740-1800). During the American Revolution, Bowyer commanded the Burford, 1775-78 and the Albion, 1778-81. Appointed rear admiral 1793. Carrying his flag on the Barfleur, he was in the battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794, under Howe, and lost a leg. Pensioned off at £1000 per year; vice admiral, 1794; baronet, 1794; admiral, 1799. 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) |