Pearse Peninsula
The Pearse Peninsula is a peninsula on the southwest end of Broughton Island in the Broughton Archipelago of the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Name origin[]
The peninsula was named in 1860 for Commander , RN, who commanded HMS Alert in the area from 1858 to 1861. He is also the namesake of the Pearse Islands at the northern entrance to the Johnstone Strait.[2]
References[]
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Pearse Peninsula"
- ^ British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history, Captain John T. Walbran, Ottawa, 1909, quoted in BC Names"
Coordinates: 50°47′24″N 126°33′32″W / 50.79000°N 126.55889°W
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