Hernando Island
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°59′N 124°55′W / 49.983°N 124.917°W |
| Archipelago | Discovery Islands |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Country | |
Hernando Island is one of the Discovery Islands near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Along with the nearby Cortes Island, it was presumably named in 1792 by Valdés and Galiano after Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico.[2]:240
A narrow gauge logging railway operated there in the 1920s. The island is now mostly privately owned by a consortium of larger landowners. In the 1960s the entire island was valued at $55,000. Now Hernando Island is owned privately among few people.
References
- ↑ "Hernando Island". BC Geographical Names.
- ↑ Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9, retrieved 2014-01-08