Vancouver Expedition: Puget Sound, Burrard Inlet, and Mount Hood

Background. The Vancouver Expedition (1791–1795) was a Royal Navy voyage commanded by Captain George Vancouver. In June 1792, Vancouver took formal possession of the coast and hinterland contiguous to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including Puget Sound, under the name New Georgia. The expedition also involved Lieutenant William Broughton, who later named Mount Hood after Admiral Lord Hood in October 1792.

Puget Sound Claim. On June 4, 1792, Vancouver took formal possession of the coast and hinterland contiguous to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including Puget Sound, under the name New Georgia. This occurred at Admiralty Inlet near Possession Point. Vancouver named the waters south of the Tacoma Narrows "Puget's Sound" in honor of Lieutenant Peter Puget.

Burrard Inlet. Burrard Inlet is a fjord in British Columbia. Spanish explorers Juan Carrasco and José María Narváez entered the western part in 1791, and Dionisio Alcalá Galiano sighted the inlet on June 19, 1792, during his expedition.

Mount Hood. Mount Hood, located in the Pacific Northwest, was named on October 29, 1792, by Lieutenant William Broughton of Vancouver's expedition. Broughton named the mountain after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, a British admiral. The mountain was first seen by European explorers in 1792.