Hoskyn Channel


Hoskyn Channel (50˚11'00" 125˚08'00" Between Quadra I and Read I, NE of Campbell R), Hoskyn Point (48˚20'00" 123˚36'00" N side of Becher Bay, S tip of Vancouver I), Hoskyn Rock (50˚08'00" 125˚10'00" S end of Hoskyn Channel). Staff Cdr Richard Hoskyn was appointed chief draftsman of the RN’s hydrographic dept in 1864, and superintendent of charts in 1865. He had been a surveying officer for most of his career and was a particular expert on Irish waters, for which he had written a coast...

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