Newcombe Harbour

Newcombe Harbour
Sgasgi’nis (Tsimshian) [1]
Entrance to Newcombe Harbour, off Petrel Channel, part of Pitt Island
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	53°42′47″N130°05′18″W / 53.71306°N 130.08833°W / 53.71306; -130.08833
Type	Harbor
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)
Location
Interactive map of Newcombe Harbour

Newcombe Harbour is a natural harbour located 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]

Ecology

The harbour and surrounding area is known for an abundance of (parastichopus californicus) sea cucumbers, (panopea generosa) geoduck clams, and red and green sea urchins. ^[4]

References

1. Marsden, Susan (2011). The Gitkxaala, Their History, and Their Territories (Porcher Island, Banks ISland, Pitt Island and Adjacent Islands) (PDF) (Report). p. 55.
2. "Newcombe Harbour". BC Geographical Names .
3. Canadian Hydrographic Service (2024). Sailing Directions: PAC206 – Hecate Strait, Dixon Entrance, Portland Inlet and Adjacent Waters and Haida Gwaii (PDF). Ottawa, Canada: Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ISSN   2816-3664.
4. Duprey, N. M. T.; Stanton, L. M. (2015). Biomass estimates for sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus, Cucumaria miniata, C. pallida) as determined through surveys conducted June 2012 to May 2013 (PDF). Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch, Pacific Region, Pacific Biological Station (Technical report). Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Digital text ed.).