Calvert Island
| Calvert Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 33 ′ N , 128 ° 0 ′ W | |
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| length | 32 km | |
| width | 16 km | |
| surface | 329 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Buxton 1017 m |
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| main place | Hakai | |
Calvert Island is an island off the central mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia , from which it is separated by the Fitz Hugh Sound . It is the next larger island north of Vancouver Island and belongs to the Central Coast Regional District . Like most of the islands in the northern coastal area of the province, it is counted as part of the Great Bear Rainforest .
The island has a coastline of around 124 kilometers. It has a north-south extension of around 32 kilometers and an east-west extension of up to 16 kilometers. In the northeast lies Hecate Island , partly embedded in the coastline . The two islands are separated by the Kwakshua Channel . North of these two islands is the Hakai Passage as well as Stirling Island and Nalau Island .
The island was named in 1788 by the captain Charles Duncan, who carried out trade trips with his ship on the coast.
Web links
- Calvert Island . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia. Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park (BC) 2009, ISBN 978-1550174847