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Archipelago

    Canada

    48°51′N 123°29′W

    Chain Islands

    Also in the area

    155

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level200 m400 m600 m800 m709 mSaltspring402 mSaturna300 mGaliano266 mSouth Pender260 mMayne218 mNorth Pender130 mSamuel129 mParker110 mPrevost61 mCurlew48 mGeorgeson39 mGossip35 mWise34 mLizard
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.0000010.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Saltspring: 185 km²SaltspringGaliano: 58.1 km²GalianoSaturna: 32.2 km²SaturnaNorth Pender: 27.1 km²North PenderMayne: 23.5 km²MayneSouth Pender: 9.1 km²South PenderPrevost: 6.7 km²PrevostSamuel: 2 km²SamuelParker: 1.7 km²ParkerGossip: 0.35 km²GossipCurlew: 0.3 km²CurlewWise: 0.13 km²WiseShoal: 0.13 km²ShoalGeorgeson: 0.09 km²GeorgesonGoat: 0.06 km²GoatSecret: 0.06 km²SecretLizard: 0.05 km²LizardUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandLittle Samuel: 0.05 km²Little SamuelCabbage: 0.04 km²CabbageCharles: 0.04 km²CharlesAnniversary: 0.03 km²AnniversaryThird Sister: 0.03 km²Third SisterJulia: 0.03 km²JuliaBlunden: 0.02 km²BlundenOwl: 0.02 km²OwlRoe: 0.02 km²RoeUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandChannel Islands: 0.02 km²Channel IslandsSphinx: 0.01 km²SphinxSecond Sister: 0.01 km²Second SisterRed Islets: 0.01 km²Red IsletsUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandChisholm: 1 haChisholmJava Islets: 0.9 haJava IsletsHawkins: 0.9 haHawkinsUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandTrevor: 0.8 haTrevorFirst Sister: 0.8 haFirst Sister
    km², log scale
    Saltspring Island185 km²
    Galiano Island58.1 km²
    Saturna Island32.2 km²
    North Pender Island27.1 km²
    Mayne Island23.5 km²
    South Pender Island9.1 km²
    Prevost Island6.7 km²
    Samuel Island2 km²
    Parker Island1.7 km²
    Gossip Island0.35 km²
    Curlew Island0.3 km²
    Wise Island0.13 km²
    Shoal Island0.13 km²
    Georgeson Island0.09 km²
    Goat Island0.06 km²
    Secret Island0.06 km²
    Lizard Island0.05 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Little Samuel Island0.05 km²
    Cabbage Island0.04 km²
    Charles Island0.04 km²
    Anniversary Island0.03 km²
    Third Sister Island0.03 km²
    Julia Island0.03 km²
    Blunden Islet0.02 km²
    Owl Island0.02 km²
    Roe Islet0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Channel Islands0.02 km²
    Sphinx Island0.01 km²
    Second Sister Island0.01 km²
    Red Islets0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Chisholm Island1 ha
    Java Islets0.9 ha
    Hawkins Island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Trevor Islet0.8 ha
    First Sister Island0.8 ha
    King Islets0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Fane Island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Pine Islet0.5 ha
    Lion Islets0.5 ha
    Grace Islet0.5 ha
    Clamshell Islet0.5 ha
    Bright Islet0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
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    Skull Islet0.4 ha
    Musgrave Rock0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Boat Island0.2 ha
    Minx Reef0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Powder Islet0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
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    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Boat Islet0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    York Rocks<0.1 ha
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    Charles Rocks<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata