Parker Island

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A map of Parker Island and the larger Galiano Island
A map of Parker Island and the larger Galiano Island

Parker Island is a roughly 400 acre (161.9 ha) island in the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located off Montague Harbour, the ferry terminal on western Galiano Island connecting to the other Gulf Islands, and sheltering it from Trincomali Channel, which is the main body of water between Galiano and and Saltspring Islands.

Parker Island[1] is named after Lieutenant George Ferdinand Hastings Parker of the HMS Ganges, flagship of the Royal Navy's Pacific Station, which was based in Esquimalt.[2]

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  1. ^ Parker Island in the BC Geographical Names Information System
  2. ^ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 edition ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9 
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The Gulf Islands of British Columbia
Southern Gulf Islands
D'Arcy • Dayman • De Courcy • Gabriola • Galiano • James Island • Kuper • Mayne • Moresby Island • North and South Pender • Saltspring • Saturna • Sidney • Thetis • Valdes • Parker Island
Northern Gulf Islands

Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 123°24′38″W / 48.884416, -123.410668