Ballenas Islands
The Ballenas Islands are a pair of islands in the Strait of Georgia off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. West Ballenas Island is a BC Provincial Park[1][2] while South Ballenas Island remains Crown land held by the Government of Canada.[3] The Ballenas Island Light is on the northern tip of West Ballenas Island.[4]
The islands were named by Narvaez in 1791.[5]: 13
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ballenas Island, British Columbia, Canada". Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Islands Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Land Use Bylaw No. 28, 2013 ... Schedule B (Zoning Map Sheet 2)" (PDF). Islands Trust. Retrieved August 1, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Islands Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
49°21′02″N 124°09′36″W / 49.35056°N 124.16000°W
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