Cunningham_Island

Cunningham Island

Cunningham Island

Island in British Columbia, Canada

Cunningham Island is an island in the North Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. To its west is Chatfield Island, to its south Denny Island, and to its east the mainland. It was named by Captain Daniel Pender of the Beaver about 1866, after Thomas Cunningham, an early British Columbia settler.[1] Its north and east coasts were first charted by George Vancouver in 1793.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cunningham Island". BC Geographical Names.
  2. [2]
    Vancouver, George, and John Vancouver (1801). A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific ocean, and round the world. London: J. Stockdale.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

52°14′00″N 127°59′00″W


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