 Hernando Island, seen from air | |
 Location of Hernando Island (bottom right) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Salish Sea |
| Coordinates | 49°59′N 124°55′W / 49.983°N 124.917°W |
| Archipelago | Discovery Islands |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | qathet |
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[which?] 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "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, archived from the original on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2014-01-08
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