Newcombe Harbour

Newcombe Harbour
Newcombe Harbour
	Entrance to Newcombe Harbour, off Petrel Channel, part of Pitt Island
	Newcombe Harbour
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	53°42′47″N 130°05′18″W
Type	Harbor
Native name	Sgasgi’nis[1]
Part of	Pitt Island
Max. length	0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km; 0.86 mi)
Max. width	0.25 nautical miles (0.46 km; 0.29 mi)
Max. depth	13 fathoms (78 ft; 24 m)

Newcombe Harbour is a natural harbour located within the traditional territory of the Gitxaala Nation, on Pitt Island, British Columbia, Canada. Currently named after Captain Holmes Newcombe who was with the Fisheries Protection Service from 1903 to 1923.[2]

The entrance is 300 feet (91 m) wide, while the body is 0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km; 0.86 mi) long and between 0.0125–0.25 nautical miles (0.0232–0.4630 km; 0.0144–0.2877 mi) wide. The harbor has drying banks at its head, and is surrounded by nine mountains.[3]

References

MARSDEN S. REPORT SUBMITTED TO (2011). THE GITKXAALA, THEIR HISTORY, AND THEIR TERRITORIES (PORCHER ISLAND, BANKS ISLAND, PITT ISLAND AND ADJACENT ISLANDS) (pdf) (Report). JANES FREEDMAN KYLE LAW CORPORATION. p. 55.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
"Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names.
"Chart 3746, Petrel Channel". Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II (Ninth Edition): 259. 1983.

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[1] MARSDEN S. REPORT SUBMITTED TO (2011). THE GITKXAALA, THEIR HISTORY, AND THEIR TERRITORIES (PORCHER ISLAND, BANKS ISLAND, PITT ISLAND AND ADJACENT ISLANDS) (pdf) (Report). JANES FREEDMAN KYLE LAW CORPORATION. p. 55.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[2] "Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names.

[Sailing_Directions_1983-3] "Chart 3746, Petrel Channel". Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion). II (Ninth Edition): 259. 1983.