Captain Cove Explained

Captain Cove
Native Name:[1]
Location:British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:53.8122°N -130.1969°W
Type:Fjord
Part Of:Pitt Island
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia

Captain Cove is a cove located on Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Captain Holmes Newcombe of the Fisheries Department.

The cove is long and between wide, and contains several islets, approximately east of Captain Point.[2] The cove is underlain by the large Captain Cove Pluton dating to the Albian (109±6Ma).[3]

The cove preserves a record of intense prehistoric use, with a few large shell middens and several small shell middens associated with creeks flowing into the cove.

Notes and References

  1. Susan Marsden . 2011 . The Gitkxaala, Their History, and Their Territories (Porcher Island, Banks Island, Pitt Island and Adjacent Islands) . 55 .
  2. 1983. Chart 3746, Petrel Channel. Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II. Ninth Edition. 259.
  3. Symons DT. 1977. Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic plutons in the westernmost Coast Complex of British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 14. 9. 2127–39. 10.1139/e77-180. 1977CaJES..14.2127S. 2020-07-11.