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| ⚫ | '''Digby Island''' is a small [[island]] immediately west of [[Kaien Island]], |
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| ⚫ | '''Digby Island''' is a small [[island]] immediately west of [[Kaien Island]], and the location of the [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|city of Prince Rupert]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=What About Digby Island |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/saturday-sunset-digby-island/141547737/ |work=B.C. Saturday Sunset |date=1 February 1913 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |page=8}}</ref> The island is home to the [[Prince Rupert Airport]] and the small community of [[Dodge Cove]]. It was named for [[Henry Digby (Royal Navy officer)|Henry A. Digby]], an officer on [[HMS Malacca (1853)|HMS ''Malacca'']]. |
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Prior to European colonization, the island was occupied by the [[Tsimshian]] for thousands of years. The Tsimshian [[trickster]], Txamsem, was believed to have been born |
Prior to European colonization, the island was occupied by the [[Tsimshian]] for thousands of years. The Tsimshian [[trickster]], Txamsem, was believed to have been born there in the village of Kanagatsiyot, the current site of Dodge Cove. |
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'''Frederick Point''' at {{coord|54|15|19|N|130|21|49|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Frederick Point}} was one of [[List of World War II-era fortifications on the British Columbia Coast|coastal defences]] of |
'''Frederick Point''' at {{coord|54|15|19|N|130|21|49|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Frederick Point}} was one of the [[List of World War II-era fortifications on the British Columbia Coast|coastal defences]] of Canada's west coast during World War II, along with other sites around Prince Rupert. Another such installation was at '''Dundas Point,''' on the northeast side of the island at {{coord|54|19|21|N|130|24|54|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Dundas Point}}. |
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Digby Island is a small island immediately west of Kaien Island, and the location of the city of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.[1] The island is home to the Prince Rupert Airport and the small community of Dodge Cove. It was named for Henry A. Digby, an officer on HMS Malacca.
Prior to European colonization, the island was occupied by the Tsimshian for thousands of years. The Tsimshian trickster, Txamsem, was believed to have been born there in the village of Kanagatsiyot, the current site of Dodge Cove.
Frederick Point at 54°15′19″N 130°21′49″W / 54.25528°N 130.36361°W was one of the coastal defences of Canada's west coast during World War II, along with other sites around Prince Rupert. Another such installation was at Dundas Point, on the northeast side of the island at 54°19′21″N 130°24′54″W / 54.32250°N 130.41500°W.
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[edit]- ^ "What About Digby Island". B.C. Saturday Sunset. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1 February 1913. p. 8.
54°17′02″N 130°25′01″W / 54.284°N 130.417°W
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