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| ⚫ | The '''Whitmore Islands''' are a small group of [[island]]s in [[Hecate Strait]], west of [[ |
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| ⚫ | The '''Whitmore Islands''' are a small group of [[island]]s in [[Hecate Strait]], west of [[Aristazabal Island]] in the [[British Columbia Coast|North Coast region]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref name="BC">[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/31524.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Whitmore Islands"]</ref> With the nearby [[Moore Islands]] and [[McKenney Islands]] the three groups together comprise the [[Moore/McKenny/Whitmore Ecological Preserve]]. |
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==Name origin== |
==Name origin== |
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The islands were named in 1927 for Corporal [[Henry Whitmore (15th Hussars)|Henry Whitmore]] who served in British Columbia with the [[Columbia Detachment of the Royal Engineers]] from 1858 to 1863.<ref |
The islands were named in 1927 for Corporal [[Henry Whitmore (15th Hussars)|Henry Whitmore]] who served in British Columbia with the [[Columbia Detachment of the Royal Engineers]] from 1858 to 1863.<ref name="BC"/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of islands of British Columbia]] |
*[[List of islands of British Columbia]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:40, 14 October 2024
The Whitmore Islands are a small group of islands in Hecate Strait, west of Aristazabal Island in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.[1] With the nearby Moore Islands and McKenney Islands the three groups together comprise the Moore/McKenny/Whitmore Ecological Preserve.
Name origin
[edit]The islands were named in 1927 for Corporal Henry Whitmore who served in British Columbia with the Columbia Detachment of the Royal Engineers from 1858 to 1863.[1]
See also
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[edit]52°38′38″N 129°26′31″W / 52.64389°N 129.44194°W
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