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Passage by Sail

On July 13, 1792, the sloop 'Discovery' commanded by Captain George Vancouver, R.N., skirted Cape Mudge and entered the narrow, tide-ripped channels leading northward to the open Pacific. This...

On July 13, 1792, the sloop 'Discovery' commanded by Captain George Vancouver, R.N., skirted Cape Mudge and entered the narrow, tide-ripped channels leading northward to the open Pacific. This perilous voyage through Discovery Passage and Johnstone Strait proved beyond dispute that Vancouver Island was not part of the Mainland.

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