Gravesend Reach

Gravesend Reach (49˚08'00" 123˚02'00" Mouth of the Fraser R, between Lulu I and Tilbury I). In England, the towns of Gravesend and Tilbury are on opposite banks of the Thames R between Westminster and the sea. RN surveyor Capt George Richards gave this name to the branch of the Fraser R opposite Tilbury I (qv) between New Westminster and the Str of Georgia. Gravesend, Kent, was an early riverfront resort town and port of entry; today it is a city of over 50,000 with a large E Indian...

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