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Cortes Island sunrise. The Discovery Islands are all located within the Strathcona Regional District, except for a few of the southernmost, such as Hernando Island and Savary Island, which are in the qathet Regional District. The larger islands within the Discovery Islands are: Strathcona Regional District. Cortes Island (west: Subtle Islands)
Discovery Island is located off the eastern side of Vancouver Island and is viewable from Ten Mile Point, near Cadboro Bay, and Oak Bay. Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park occupies the southern portion of Discovery Island, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Oak Bay. The northern portion of the island is part of Discovery Island Indian Reserve 3 ...
1.2.1.3 Discovery Islands. 1.2.1.4 Sunshine Coast. 1.2.1.5 Howe Sound. ... Deadman's Island is in Coal Harbour (Burrard Inlet), Echo and Long Islands are in Harrison ...
The Vancouver Island part of the Comox Strathcona Regional District stretches all the way across the island from east to west, and north to south between Sayward and the Denman and Hornby Islands on its east coast, and between Nootka Island and the Brooks Peninsula on its west coast, including most of Strathcona Provincial Park.
Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park located about two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) east of Oak Bay on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is about one mile (1.6 km) long and one-half mile (0.80 km) wide and looks out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca .
Stuart Island is one of the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, which lie between northern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Coast. It is privately owned and has no ferry access. It is situated at the mouth of Bute Inlet [ 1 ] to the east of the larger Sonora Island within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District .
Maximilian, Margrave of Baden of Baden-Baden, Germany purchased Twin Islands in the late 1950s as a summer retreat for his family. On August 13, 1994, Queen Elizabeth II spent a few days on a private retreat at Twin Island while Prince Philip visited Yellowknife , Northwest Territories , Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet , Nunavut .
West Thurlow Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, an archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland, whose waters connect the Strait of Georgia with Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait. West Thurlow lies in the traditional territory of the Kwakwaka'wakw first nations. [1]