Also of interest was New Eddystone Rock, rising in the middle of Behm Canal near the entrance to Rudyerd Bay.  Named by the British explorer, Captain George Vancouver, in 1793, this erosional remnant of volcanic basalt towers above a small island where a dozen or so harbor seals lounged in the mid-morning sun.  Though hump-backed whales often visit Behm Canal during the warmer months, none were observed today.