King Island (British Columbia)
| King Island | ||
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 12 ′ N , 127 ° 36 ′ W | |
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| length | 100 km | |
| width | 20 km | |
| surface | 808 km² | |
| Highest elevation |
Farquhar Peak 1679 m |
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King Island is an island off the central mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The island is located around 50 km west of Bella Coola and around 20 km east of Bella Bella and is one of the ten largest islands in the province. The island is part of 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 .
Traditionally the island is a settlement and hunting area mainly for the Heiltsuk but also for the Nuxalk , peoples of the First Nation . Kisameet Indian Reserve 7 is also a First Nation reserve in the southwest of the island .
In the north the Dean Channel , in the east the Labouchere Channel and in the south the Burke Channel separates the island from the mainland. To the west, the island is separated from Queen Charlotte Sound by Cunningham Island , Denny Island and Hunter Island . The island, which is stretched from northeast to southwest, has a maximum width of around 20 km and a length of around 100 km.
On the southwest coast of the island, around a bay, lies the Codville Lagoon Marine Provincial Park . While in the northeast, with Farquhar Peak , is the highest point on the island ( 1679 m ).
The island was named in 1793 by Captain George Vancouver in memory of his former captain James King . Vancouver was on James Cook's third voyage of discovery as King's midshipman on HMS Discovery .
Web links
- King Island (British Columbia) . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Farquhar Peak in the Internet version of the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia. Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park (BC) 2009, ISBN 978-1550174847