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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 ...
The island was named after Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke, a patron of the master's mate on HMS Discovery during the 18th century Vancouver Expedition. [4] The island is part of the Discovery Islands archipelago, named after the Discovery Passage, explored by Captain George Vancouver on the Discovery and so-named (the passage) by Captain Henry Kellett in 1847, to honour Captain Vancouver.
NB Most of the islands in this section are river or lake islands, not coastal islands. Deadman's Island is in Coal Harbour ( Burrard Inlet ), Echo and Long Islands are in Harrison Lake . All others are in the Fraser River and its estuary.
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 .
The Rendezvous Islands are located in Calm Channel, east of the north end of Read Island. [1] Maurelle Island lies to the west, and Raza Island to the northeast. The Rendezvous Islands are located within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District. Sutil Channel and Cortes Island are located to the south. [2] [3]
Sutil Channel is located between Cortes Island to the east, and Quadra Island and Read Island to the west. It connects Calm Channel to the north with the Strait of Georgia to the south. Hoskyn Channel branches off toward the northwest from the Sutil Channel between Read Island and Quadra Island.
Takaya (c. 2010 – () March 24, 2020) was a lone wolf who lived on a small group of islands in British Columbia, Canada for eight years. His life was documented by conservation photographer Cheryl Alexander in the 2019 documentary film Takaya: Lone Wolf, and in the book of the same name, which was released in September 2020.