Read Island

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| image_caption = Oyster farming at Read Island

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| country = Canada

| country_admin_divisions_title = Province

| country_admin_divisions = British Columbia

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Regional district

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Strathcona

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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,For more on Captain William Viner Read see: {{Cite NBD1849 |wstitle=Read, William Viner}} 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.{{cite book |last= Middleton |first= Lynn |title= Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast |url= https://archive.org/details/placenamesofpaci0000midd |url-access= registration |year= 1969 |publisher= Elldee Publishing |location= Victoria |oclc= 16729415 |page= [https://archive.org/details/placenamesofpaci0000midd/page/174 174]}}

Geography

Read Island is located between Quadra Island and Cortes Island,{{BCGNIS|23374|Reid Island}} 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.Geography from [http://www.basemaps.gov.bc.ca/ Base Map Online Store] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509024653/http://www.basemaps.gov.bc.ca/ |date=2008-05-09 }}, TRIM 1:20,000 Digital Base Maps, British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, Base Mapping and Geomatic Services; and {{cite book |last= Hale |first= Robert |title= Waggoner Cruising Guide 2007 |year= 2007 |publisher= Weatherly Press |isbn= 978-0-935727-26-5}} 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 {{coord|50|11|00|N|125|05|00|W}}{{BCGNIS|35006|Read Island (locality)}}

References

External links

[http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/read_is/ Read Island Provincial Park], BC Parks

Category:Islands of the Discovery Islands