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    Defence Islands

    The Defence Islands are two small islands in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Anvil Island and in the northern reaches of that sound near Porteau Cove. The easterly and smaller of the two comprises Defence Island Indian Reserve No. 20 hectares), both under the administration of the Squamish Nation.

    Overview

    The Defence Islands are two small islands in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Anvil Island and in the northern reaches of that sound near Porteau Cove. The easterly and smaller of the two comprises Defence Island Indian Reserve No. 28 (1.7 hectares); the westerly comprises the Kwum Kwum Indian Reserve (unnumbered, 6.20 hectares), both under the administration of the Squamish Nation.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries0

    Islets

    3
    • Defence Islands55 m · 0.07 km²
    • Unnamed island17 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island2 m · 0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1Defence Islands: 0.07 km²Defence IslandsUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Defence Islands0.07 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

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