Port Alberni

American  

[pawrt al-bur-nee] / ˈpɔrt ælˈbɜr ni /

noun

1. a seaport in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the east-central part of Vancouver Island, at the head of the island’s longest inlet.

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Etymology

Origin of Port Alberni

First recorded in 1845–50; named by Captain Richards of the HMS Hecate after Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor, Spanish (Catalan) soldier and explorer

Example Sentences

Dale Leier, the self-fashioned “Codfather” of Port Alberni, who owns a fish store by the same name on the harbor, said the town was reeling in part because the teenagers’ motive remained a mystery.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2019

Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, both from Port Alberni, British Columbia, fled from British Columbia to Manitoba and were the target of an intense three-week manhunt.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2019

It’s a long way from where the two childhood friends set off: Port Alberni, British Columbia, a city of about 18,000 on the northern end of Vancouver Island.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2019

Nine miles to the west was Port Alberni, at the head of a long inlet that leads to the Pacific.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2016

Kuth-kah-chulth, is the Indian name for Mount Arrowsmith, a splendid peak rising directly east of the town of Port Alberni.

From Indian Legends of Vancouver Island by Semeyn, J.