Marlborough Heights


Marlborough Heights (49˚56'33" 123˚54'15" Above Vancouver Bay, E side of Prince of Wales Reach, Jervis Inlet, NW of Vancouver). Probably named in association with nearby Mt Spencer, which commemorates Capt John Spencer, who served on the Pacific Station, 1859–63 (see Spencer Ledge). Spencer was the grandson of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough and the great-great-grandson of British statesman John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722) and one of Europe’s most famous and successful...

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