Anvil Island - Name Origin

Name Origin

The name was conferred on June 14, 1792 by Captain George Vancouver, whose journal for the day reads:

"The sun shining at this time for a few minutes afforded an island which, from the shape of the mountain that composes it, obtained the name of Anvil island."

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