Cape Kuper


Cape Kuper (52˚58'17" 132˚20'40" SW side of Hibben I, W side of Moresby I, QCI), Kuper Inlet (52˚59'00" 132˚10'00" E of Englefield Bay, W side of Moresby I), Kuper Island (48˚58'00" 123˚39'00" NW of Saltspring I, Gulf Is). Capt Augustus Leopold Kuper (1809–85) served on the Pacific Station, 1851–53, as cdr of HMS Thetis. He and his crew were sent to the NW coast of Moresby I in 1852 to conduct a survey of the area and maintain a naval presence after the discovery of gold in the...

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