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Named by G.M. Dawson in 1878 in honour of Juan Perez, who in 1774 discovered the Queen Charlotte Islands. (See Estevan Point.)

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From the Haida Indian name used to denote the Cape St. James area. Its exact meaning is uncertain, though one source suggests that it may mean 'to the south.' Was formerly known as Prevost Island.

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Named by G.M. Dawson after Sir William Logan (1798-1875), for many years director of the Geological Survey of Canada.

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After Princess Louise, fourth daugh ter of Queen Victoria and wife of the Marquess of Lorne, Governor-General of Canada from 1878 to 1883.

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Name transferred from Louscoone Point. This Haida word means 'good point' or 'nice point.'

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A note on Captain Duncan's 1788 chart of Luxana Bay, in the Dalrymple atlas, reads, 'this bay was named by Captain Duncan "Lux Aena" which, in the Indian language, signifies "Handsome Women."'

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). Named by G.M. Dawson in 1878 after Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), the famous geologist.

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After Dr. C. McLean Fraser (1872-1946), at one time director of the biological research station at Departure Bay and for many years head of UBC'S Department of Zoology.

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After Rear-Admiral (later Admiral of the Fleet) Sir Fairfax Moresby, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station from 1850 to 1853. The island was named by Moresby's son-in-law, Commander Prevost, HMS Virago, in 1853.

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A 'manufactured' name derived from the Pacific Fish Company, which operated here in the early 1910s.

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After Francis Poole, who visited the Queen Charlotte Islands in the mid-1860s. Of him G.M. Dawson noted: 'In 1863-64, Skincuttle Inlet was the scene of the exploits of a certain Mr. Francis Poole, calling himself a civil and mining engineer. He subsequently published a volume called Queen Charlotte Islands, which is chiefly remarkable for the exaggerated character of the accounts it contains.'

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Named by G.M. Dawson after the Reverend Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873), the noted English geologist.

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The Haida name was 'Sutlkaalhi,' meaning 'lake inlet.' The white man's Skincuttle is from the Natives' name for Slug Island, a compound of words meaning 'seagull' and 'to scoop.'

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The island's name was originally applied by the Haida Indians to only its most easterly point (Heming Head). The name means 'to slice something that is fat.'