Campbell Island (British Columbia)
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Campbell Island is an island in the Canadian
province of British Columbia
, located west of Denny Island and north of Hunter Island
, near Milbanke Sound
. The Inside Passage
waterways of Lama Pass and Seaforth Channel meet at the northern end of Campbell Island.
The communities of Bella Bella
and Campbell Island, just north of Bella Bella, are located on Campbell Island. The same location is believed to have been that of Fort McLoughlin
, an early Hudson's Bay Company
post in the days of the Maritime Fur Trade
, with the name McLoughlin Bay since conferred on the bay and a lake and a creek just south of where the settlement of Bella Bella is today (Old Bella Bella was on nearby Denny Island
).
Campbell Island was probably named by Captain Pender during his 1866-69 surveys of the area, likely for a Dr. Campbell for whom also Campbell Point, on Loughborough Inlet
, and Campbell River
may also have been named. Dr. Samuel Campbell
was ship's surgeon aboard the HMS Plumper from 1857 to 1861.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, located west of Denny Island and north of Hunter Island
Hunter Island (British Columbia)
Hunter Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located inshore from Queen Charlotte Sound, about north of the town of Port Hardy at the north end of Vancouver Island....
, near Milbanke Sound
Milbanke Sound
Milbanke Sound is a sound on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia, extending east from Queen Charlotte Sound, with Price Island on the west, Swindle Island on the north, and the Bardswell Group of islands on the south. Milbanke Sound is one of the open sea portions of the Inside...
. The Inside Passage
Inside Passage
The Inside Passage is a coastal route for oceangoing vessels along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific coast of North America. The route extends from southeastern Alaska, in the United States, through western British Columbia, in Canada, to northwestern Washington...
waterways of Lama Pass and Seaforth Channel meet at the northern end of Campbell Island.
The communities of Bella Bella
Bella Bella, British Columbia
Bella Bella, also known as Waglisla, is an unincorporated community and Indian Reserve community located within Bella Bella Indian Reserve No. 1 on the east coast of Campbell Island in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. Bella Bella is located north of Port Hardy, on Vancouver...
and Campbell Island, just north of Bella Bella, are located on Campbell Island. The same location is believed to have been that of Fort McLoughlin
Fort McLoughlin
Fort McLoughlin was a fur trading post established in 1833 by the Hudson's Bay Company on Campbell Island in present-day British Columbia, Canada. The site is believed to have been at McLoughlin Bay on the northeast side of Campbell Island and is associated with the relocation of the Heiltsuk...
, an early Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
post in the days of the Maritime Fur Trade
Maritime Fur Trade
The Maritime Fur Trade was a ship-based fur trade system that focused on acquiring furs of sea otters and other animals from the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast and natives of Alaska. The furs were mostly sold in China in exchange for tea, silks, porcelain, and other Chinese...
, with the name McLoughlin Bay since conferred on the bay and a lake and a creek just south of where the settlement of Bella Bella is today (Old Bella Bella was on nearby Denny Island
Denny Island
Denny Island is a small rocky island of , with scrub vegetation, in the Severn Estuary. Its rocky southern foreshore marks the boundary between England and Wales. Above high water mark, the island is reckoned administratively to Monmouthshire, South Wales...
).
Campbell Island was probably named by Captain Pender during his 1866-69 surveys of the area, likely for a Dr. Campbell for whom also Campbell Point, on Loughborough Inlet
Loughborough Inlet
Loughborough Inlet is one of the lesser principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It penetrates the Coast Mountains on the north side of the Discovery Islands archipelago, running about from its head at the mouth of the Stafford River to Chancellor Channel and Cordero Channel, which are on...
, and Campbell River
Campbell River (Vancouver Island)
The Campbell River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, draining into Discovery Passage at the northwest end of the Strait of Georgia, at the City of Campbell River, which is named for the river. The Kwak'wala name for the river, or for the village near its mouth The Campbell...
may also have been named. Dr. Samuel Campbell
Samuel Campbell (doctor)
Samuel Campbell was ship's surgeon of HMS Plumper from 1857 to 1861. He is the namesake of Campbell Island, the location of the community of Balla Bella, and of the Campbell River on Vancouver Island, which is itself the namesake of the City of Campbell River.-References:...
was ship's surgeon aboard the HMS Plumper from 1857 to 1861.