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Broken Group
The Broken Group is a group of small islands and islets in the middle of Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Overview
The Broken Group is a group of small islands and islets in the middle of Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is protected as the Broken Islands Group Unit of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, which includes Long Beach, between Ucluelet and Tofino to Barkley Sound's northwest, and the West Coast Trail between Port Renfrew and Bamfield, to the southeast. The group, which lies between Imperial Eagle and Loudon Channels, includes the Brabant Islands and Hand Island, but not Pinkerton Islands. The southernmost of the group is Cree Island; the easternmost is Reeks Island. Benson Island, on the northwest corner of the Broken Group, is an important cultural site for the Tseshaht First Nation.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands20
- Minor islands6
- Islets198
- Rocks & skerries90
Major islands
Effingham Island
- Area
- 2.3 km²
- High point
- 101 m
Nettle Island
- Area
- 1.5 km²
- High point
- 81 m
Turret Island
- Area
- 1.1 km²
- High point
- 68 m
Turtle Island
- Area
- 1.1 km²
- High point
- 58 m
Gibraltar Island
- Area
- 0.93 km²
- High point
- 68 m
Jaques Island
- Area
- 0.92 km²
- High point
- 65 m
Dodd Island
- Area
- 0.83 km²
- High point
- 66 m
Jarvis Island
- Area
- 0.47 km²
- High point
- 53 m
Willis Island
- Area
- 0.44 km²
- High point
- 64 m
Wouwer Island
- Area
- 0.43 km²
- High point
- 46 m
Howell Island
- Area
- 0.41 km²
- High point
- 55 m
Cooper Island
- Area
- 0.36 km²
- High point
- 73 m
Hand Island
- Area
- 0.29 km²
- High point
- 42 m
Dempster Island
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- High point
- 53 m
Prideaux Island
- Area
- 0.27 km²
- High point
- 58 m
Gilbert Island
- Area
- 0.26 km²
- High point
- 83 m
Brabant Islands
- Area
- 0.25 km²
- High point
- 44 m
Benson Island
- Area
- 0.24 km²
- High point
- 78 m
Clarke Island
- Area
- 0.21 km²
- High point
- 59 m
Reeks Island
- Area
- 0.17 km²
- High point
- 62 m
Minor islands
Austin Island
- Area
- 0.16 km²
- High point
- 67 m
Batley Island
- Area
- 0.15 km²
- High point
- 64 m
Mullins Island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 52 m
Bauke Island
- Area
- 0.14 km²
- High point
- 69 m
Chalk Island
- Area
- 0.13 km²
- High point
- 44 m
Lovett Island
- Area
- 0.12 km²
- High point
- 60 m
Rocks & skerries
On the chart above, at its closest zooms.
Listing 26 of 314; the rest are on the chart.
Figures
Comparative heights
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Effingham Island | 2.3 km² |
| Nettle Island | 1.5 km² |
| Turret Island | 1.1 km² |
| Turtle Island | 1.1 km² |
| Gibraltar Island | 0.93 km² |
| Jaques Island | 0.92 km² |
| Dodd Island | 0.83 km² |
| Jarvis Island | 0.47 km² |
| Willis Island | 0.44 km² |
| Wouwer Island | 0.43 km² |
| Howell Island | 0.41 km² |
| Cooper Island | 0.36 km² |
| Hand Island | 0.29 km² |
| Dempster Island | 0.27 km² |
| Prideaux Island | 0.27 km² |
| Gilbert Island | 0.26 km² |
| Brabant Islands | 0.25 km² |
| Benson Island | 0.24 km² |
| Clarke Island | 0.21 km² |
| Reeks Island | 0.17 km² |
| Austin Island | 0.16 km² |
| Batley Island | 0.15 km² |
| Mullins Island | 0.14 km² |
| Bauke Island | 0.14 km² |
| Chalk Island | 0.13 km² |
| Lovett Island | 0.12 km² |
Photographs
Barkley Sound BC
Barkley Sound is treacherous in winter, when heavy surf pounds the outer reefs of the Broken Group Islands
Barkley Sound BC
On the lookout for whales in Barkley Sound BC
Barkley Sound BC
On the outer edge of the Broken Group Islands, facing Pacific swells.
Drizzling rain in Barkley Sound BC
Calm waters on Barkley Sound, south of Ucluelet
Cirrus clouds reflecting in the calm waters of Barkley Sound, looking through the Broken Island Group towards Ucluelet. From the deck of the M.V. Francis Barkley out of Port Alberni. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Broken Island Group in Barkley Sound. From the deck of the M.V. Francis Barkley out of Port Alberni. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Fishing boat in the Broken Group Islands
Barkley Sound, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island south of Ucluelet BC
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Broken Group Islands of Barkley Sound 01. Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands of Barkley Sound 02. Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands (5945822205). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands in light drizzle (5945821199). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands and mountains of Vancouver Island (5945833367). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands, Barkley Sound BC (5945812319). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands (5945821727). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Group Islands under cloud (5945809847). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Broken Island Group and Barkley Sound (29682332540). David Abercrombie / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Broken Island Group. David Abercrombie / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fishing boat in the Broken Group Islands. Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0
- Heading out into the Broken Group Islands (5945809491). Roy Luck / CC BY 2.0