Kennedy Island Conservancy

{{Short description|Canadian conservation area}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| name = Kennedy Island Conservancy

| iucn_category = II

| iucn_ref = {{Cite web|title=Kennedy Island Conservancy|url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/555516380|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Protected Planet}}

| photo = Western side of Kennedy Island, British Columbia, Canada.jpg

| photo_caption = Western side of Kennedy Island Conservancy

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| map_caption = Location within British Columbia

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| area_ha = 4970

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| established = June 27, 2008

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Kennedy Island Conservancy protects all {{convert|4970|ha|acre}} of Kennedy Island{{BCGNIS|28081|Kennedy Island}} in British Columbia, Canada.{{BCGNIS|73294|Kennedy Island Conservancy}} The island contains many culturally modified trees and other cultural values and is a gathering location for First Nations travelling upon the Skeena River.{{cite web|title=Kennedy Island Conservancy|url=http://bcparks.ca/explore/cnsrvncy/kennedy-isl/|publisher=British Columbia, Ministry of Environment|access-date=9 June 2020}}

There are two peaks near the middle of the island, one at {{convert|724|m|ft}} and Elizabeth Peak{{BCGNIS|36584|Elizabeth Peak}} at {{convert|753|m|ft}}.{{cite journal

| date = 1983

| title = Chart 3927, SeaBreeze Point to Bamfield Islands

| journal = Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast, (Northern Portion)

| volume = II

| issue = Ninth Edition

| pages = 163

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