History of Point Gambier

This point, discovered August 4, 1794, by Lieutenant Joseph Whidbey, was named that same year by Captain George Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), in honor of Baron James Gambier, 1756-1833, English vice admiral. He participated in the capture of Charleston, S.C., in 1780, during the Revolutionary War. He directed the bombardment of Copenhagen and seized the Danish Navy in 1807. As one of the British commissioners, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent with the United States in 1814.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Point Gambier

The Brothers,

The Five Fingers,

McDonald Rock,

Dry Bay, Gambier Bay, Last Chance Harbor, Pleasant Bay, Pybus Bay, Snug Cove,

Point Lookout, Point Pybus, Point Hugh, Point Gambier, Point League, Church Point, False Point Pybus, Gem Point, Grunt Point, Scald Point, Square Point,

The Five Fingers, Akusha Island, Chapel Island, Chock Island, East Brother Island, Elliott Island, Gain Island, Gambier Island, Good Island, Long Island, Muse Island, Price Island, Romp Island, Round Rock, Sail Island, San Juan Islands, Tree Island, West Brother Island,

Pleasant Bay Lake,

Yeek-Sha Mountain,

Old Mans Slough,