Northness Point

Northness Point (53˚46'00" 129˚54'00" E side of Grenville Channel, between Baker Inlet and Kxngeal Inlet, SE of Prince Rupert). Named after the Shetland Is home of Capt N W Thompson of the CPR’s BC Coast Steamship Service. He first joined the service in 1912 and worked mainly aboard the Tees along the W coast of Vancouver I. His initial master’s appointment was on the Princess Maquinna in 1923. From that date until 1944, when he retired, Thompson commanded vessels on all the major routes...

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