Gribbell Island

Gribbell Island is an island on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of the entrance to Douglas Channel{{BCGNIS|36803|Gribbell Island}} at Wright Sound. Gribble Island Indian Reserve No. 10 is on its west coast, between Verney Passage and Ursula Channel at {{coord|53|21|00|N|129|08|00|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Gribble Island IR No. 10}}.{{BCGNIS|33702|Gribble Island IR No. 10}} The small Wimbledon Range is on the south side of the island, facing the northern extremities of Princess Royal Island to the south,[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/35608.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Wimbledon Range"] at {{coord|53|21|00|N|129|02|00|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Wimbledon Range}}

Name origin

"Named in 1867 by Capt. Daniel Pender, RN, after his brother-in-law, the Rev. Francis Barrow Gribbell, a clergyman of the Church of England. Arrived in Victoria, 1865; in charge of St. John's, Victoria, 1868; Rector of St. Paul's, Esquimalt, 1869; Principal of the collegiate school, Victoria, 1870-1875, when he returned to England. Vicar of Erith, Kent 1881; Vicar of Ringmer, Kent, 1891, where he now resides, 1906."Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)

The Valhalla Wilderness Society has dubbed Gribbell Island the "Mother Island of the White Bear"[http://www.vws.org/documents/SpbearGribbellFINJan8-12web.pdf The Case for the Protection of Gribbell Island, Mother Island of the White Bear, Valhalla Wilderness Society report, September 2012] The "white bear" referenced is the Kermode bear.

References

Category:Islands of British Columbia

Category:North Coast of British Columbia