History of Bligh Island

This island was examined by Joseph Whidbey under Captain Vancouver, Royal Navy (RN), on June 11, 1794. It was perhaps named by him or Vancouver for William Bligh, 1754-1817, Royal Navy (RN), the master of His (Her) Majesty's Ship (HMS) Resolution on Captain James Cook's third voyage (Vancouver, 1798, v. 3, p. 163). This is the same Captain Bligh associated with the famous mutiny of the HMS Bounty in 1789.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Bligh Island

Bligh Reef,

Gumboot Basin,

Boulder Bay, Cloudman Bay, Galena Bay, Jack Bay, Jade Harbor, Knowles Bay, The Lagoon, Landlocked Bay, Snug Corner Cove, Valdez Arm, Virgin Bay, West Bay,

Point Freemantle, Bidarka Point, Black Point, Copper Mountain Peninsula, Graveyard Point, Knowles Head, Point Lowe, Porcupine Point, Rocky Point, Tongue Point,

The Narrows, Tatitlek Narrows,

Ellamar Dam Number 1, Ellamar Dam Number 2, Tatitlek Dam, Tatitlek Supply Dam,

Port Moore,

Bligh Island, Busby Island, Goose Island, Gull Island, Reef Island,

Copper Lake, Devish Lake, Millard Lake, Turner Lake,

Rua Mine, Wagner Mine,

Bells Butte, Copper Mountain, Ellamar Mountain, Mount Freemantle,

Jack Bay State Marine Park,

Duck River,

Black Creek, Copper Creek, Donaldson Creek, Gladhaugh Creek, Gregorioff Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Cove Creek, Levshakoff Creek, Millard Creek, Stellar Creek,

Jack Bay Island Trail,

Vesuvius Valley,

Ellamar, Tatitlek,