Thetis Island

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Thetis Island
The southern Gulf Islands
The southern Gulf Islands
Waters Strait of Georgia , (Pacific Ocean)
Archipelago Gulf Islands
Geographical location 48 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 123 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′ 0 ″  N , 123 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  W
Thetis Island, British Columbia
Thetis Island
length 5 km
width 3 km
Highest elevation Burchell Hill
162  m
Aerial view of the Main Hall of the Capernwray School (2010)
Aerial view of the Main Hall of the Capernwray School (2010)

Thetis Island is an island that belongs to the southern part of the Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia and lies between the mainland and Vancouver Island .

The island in the Strait of Georgia is about three miles long and about two miles wide. The highest point on the island is Burchell Hill with a height of 162  m .

The island is separated from Vancouver Island to the west by the Stuart Channel . The eastern neighboring islands are Valdes Island and Galiano Island . In between is the Trincomali Channel . In the south is Penelakut Island (formerly Kuper Island).

The island is part of the Cowichan Valley Regional District . There is no real place or a focus of settlement on the island. The few permanent residents live in separate houses.

history

Before the arrival of the first European explorers and settlers, the island was already inhabited by First Nations , mainly the Penelakut tribe.

The island was named after the HMS Thetis , a frigate of the British Royal Navy which was assigned to the Pacific Squadron from 1851-1853 and which was commanded by Captain Augustus Leopold Kuper (after whom Kuper Island was named). The ship itself was named after the Nereid Thetis from Greek mythology .

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Thetis Island can be reached by a BC Ferries ferry , which runs from the ferry terminal in the village of Chemainus on Vancouver Island and also calls at Penelakut Island.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Burchell Hill. peakbagger.com, accessed December 13, 2019 .
  2. ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC 2009, ISBN 978-1-55017-484-7 , pp. 588-589 (English).