Home Island

Home Island (Salmon Rock) (49˚23'00" 123˚29'00" SW of Keats I, Howe Sd, NW of Vancouver). The source of the name Home is not really known, though two RN officers—Capt Sir James Everard Home, CB (1798–1853), and Rear Adm Sir Home Riggs Popham (see Popham I)—have both been suggested by historian Athelstan Harvey. Neither was ever on the BC coast. This speck of geography is unusual in the sense that it has two official names, partly because of the efforts of Maj J S Matthews, Vancouver’s...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.