In 1792, the island was discovered by Lieutenant William Robert Broughton, commander of the Royal Navy survey brig HMS Chatham, who named it Menzies, after the botanist of his ship Archibald Menzies and naming Vancouver after his commander George Vancouver.
Captain George Vancouver anchored in Simoom Sound in his vessels the Discovery and Chathan, 29 July to 5 August 1792, while the neighbourhood was examined by rowboats.
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