Gilford Island
{{Short description|Island in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/26315.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gilford Island"] It has an area of {{convert|384|km2|sqmi}}.{{cite web|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html |title=Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands |publisher=Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca |date=2009-08-12 |accessdate=2019-05-14| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122002132/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/islands.html | archivedate=2013-01-22}} Turnour Island is to its south, across Tribune Channel; and the entrance to Thompson Sound is to its east.
Port Elizabeth is a large bay or port on the island's south side, at {{coord|50|40|26|N|126|28|29|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Port Elizabeth}}. It was named by Captain Pender about 1867 for Elizabeth Henrietta, wife of Lord Gilford and daughter or Sir Arthur E. Kennedy, Governor of Vancouver Island at the time {{HMS|Tribune|1853|6}} was assigned to the Pacific Station, 1862–1864, under Lord Gilford's command. Gilford Point at {{coord|50|39|06|N|126|26|26|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Gilford Point}} marks the south side of the entrance to Port Elizabeth.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/26317.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gilford Point"] Duck Cove at {{coord|50|39|42|N|126|31|18|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Duck Cove}} is at the head of the port.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/26043.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Duck Cove"] Maple Cove, formerly Maple Bay, is on the port's north side at {{coord|50|40|43|N|126|27|45|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Maple Cove}}[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/25754.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Maple Cove"]
Indian reserves and other settlements
All Indian reserves on Gilford Island are under the administration of the Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation.
There is on the island an historic indigenous community of the Kwakwaka'wakw people called Gwayasdums or Gwa'yasdams, which was destroyed by the Nuxalk in 1856 though today has been reoccupied.[http://www.emilycarr.org/totems/exhibit/kwak/gwintro.htm "Gwa'yasdams" EmilyCarr.org website]
Another former village, Metap, was at the head of Viner Sound on the island's northwest coast, though today there is only an Indian reserve, officially named "Meetup Indian Reserve No. 2".[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/54852.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Metap (Former First Nations village"][http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65362.html BCNames/GeoBC entry "Meetup 2 (Indian reserve)"]
Another Indian reserve on Gilford Island, Dakiulis Indian Reserve No. 7, is at the tip of Islet Point on the northwest side of the island, 0.70 ha. at {{coord|50|44|00|N|126|34|00|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Dakiulis IR No. 7}}[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65361.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dakiulis 7 (Indian reserve)"]
Kyimla Indian Reserve No. 11 is on the east side of the island at Trafford Point. It is 1.10 ha. in size and is located at {{coord|50|44|00|N|126|09|00|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Kyimla IR No. 11}}.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65358.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kyimla 11 (Indian reserve)"]
Another settlement on the island is Scott Cove, at the bay of the same name on the northwest side of the island.[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/39684.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Scott Cove (locality)"]
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Category:Islands of British Columbia