Read Island
Oyster farming at Read Island
Location of Read Island (centre right)
Geography
Coordinates50°11′00″N 125°05′00″W / 50.18333°N 125.08333°W / 50.18333; -125.08333[1]
ArchipelagoDiscovery Islands
Administration
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtStrathcona
Demographics
Population80

Read Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland, between the Strait of Georgia and Johnstone Strait.

Etymology

Read Island was named around 1864 by Daniel Pender, captain of the Beaver, for Captain William Viner Read,[2] who was a naval assistant at the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office at the time. Viner Point, the southern point of the island, was named in association.[3]

Geography

Read Island is located between Quadra Island and Cortes Island,[4] southeast of Maurelle Island and southwest of the Rendezvous Islands. Read Island is separated from Quadra Island by Hoskyn Channel, from Maurelle Island by Whiterock Channel, and from Cortes Island by Sutil Channel. Evans Bay forms a large inlet on the east side of Read Island.

Demographics

Read Island has a population of approximately 80 residents and is located within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District.[5] The locality of Read Island, British Columbia, which is a census-designated place, is located on the east side of the island, near its south end, at 50°11′00″N 125°05′00″W / 50.18333°N 125.08333°W / 50.18333; -125.08333[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Read Island (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ For more on Captain William Viner Read see: O'Byrne, William R. (1849). "Read, William Viner" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary. London: John Murray.
  3. ↑ Middleton, Lynn (1969). Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Victoria: Elldee Publishing. p. 174. OCLC 16729415.
  4. ↑ "Reid Island". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ↑ Geography from Base Map Online Store Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, TRIM 1:20,000 Digital Base Maps, British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, Base Mapping and Geomatic Services; and Hale, Robert (2007). Waggoner Cruising Guide 2007. Weatherly Press. ISBN 978-0-935727-26-5.


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