Princess Royal Island
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Princess Royal Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located amongst the isolated inlets and islands of Hecate Strait on the British Columbia Coast. At 2,251 square kilometres (869 sq mi), it is the largest island of British Columbia's Central Coast region.[1]
The island is located in an extremely remote area of British Columbia, 520 kilometres (320 mi) north of Vancouver and 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Prince Rupert. It is accessible only by boat or air.
Princess Royal Island was named in 1788 by Captain Charles Duncan, after his sloop Princess Royal.[2]
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[edit] Ecology and environment
Princess Royal Island is part of the Great Bear Rainforest, part of the Pacific temperate rain forest zone.
[edit] See also
- Butedale, British Columbia
- Estevan Group
- Aristazabal Island
- Monarchy in British Columbia
- Surf Inlet, British Columbia
- Surf Inlet Mine
- Canoona River
[edit] References
- ^ Sea Islands, The Atlas of Canada
- ^ Princess Royal Island in the BC Geographical Names Information System
[edit] External links
- Princess Royal Island
- Raincoast - working to preserve B.C. coastal rainforests
- Princess Royal Island, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
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