Captain Cove
| Captain Cove | |
|---|---|
| Kla’tin (Tsimshian)[1] | |
 Looking up Captain Cove, Pitt Island, from Captain Point | |
  Captain Cove | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°48′44″N 130°11′49″W / 53.81222°N 130.19694°W |
| Type | Fjord |
| Part of | Pitt Island |
| Max. length | 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.375 nautical miles (0.695 km; 0.432 mi) |
| Max. depth | 20 fathoms (120 ft; 37 m) |
Captain Cove is a cove located on Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was named after Captain Holmes Newcombe of the Fisheries Department.[2]
The cove is 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) long and between 0.125–0.375 nautical miles (0.232–0.695 km; 0.144–0.432 mi) wide, and contains several islets, approximately 0.5 nautical miles (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) east of Captain Point.[3] The cove is underlain by the large 100 by 25 kilometres (62 by 16 mi) Captain Cove Pluton dating to the Albian (109±6Ma).[4]
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.
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References
[edit]- ^ Susan Marsden (2011). The Gitkxaala, Their History, and Their Territories (Porcher Island, Banks Island, Pitt Island and Adjacent Islands) (PDF) (Report). p. 55.
- ^ "Captain Cove". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Chart 3746, Petrel Channel". Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II (Ninth Edition): 259. 1983.
- ^ Symons DT (1977). "Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic plutons in the westernmost Coast Complex of British Columbia". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 14 (9): 2127–39. Bibcode:1977CaJES..14.2127S. doi:10.1139/e77-180. Retrieved 2020-07-11.