Peculiar Point

Peculiar Point (49˚51'00" 127˚06'00" N entrance to Esperanza Inlet, NW of Catala I, W side of Vancouver I). The original name for this feature, suggested by Juri (George) Alexander Jeletzky, a renowned research scientist working in the area for the Geological Survey of Canada, was Funny Point. This name was not considered acceptable by the hydrographic service, so it was changed in 1950 to Peculiar Point. The rocks at this location apparently have an unusual form and were created by...

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