Cortes Island
Île Cortes
50°08′N 124°57′W
Cortes Island is an island in the Discovery Islands archipelago on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The island is 25 km (16 mi) long, 13 km (8 mi) wide, and 130 km2 (50 sq mi) in area. It has a population of 1,035 permanent residents (2016 census).
Terrain
50°08′N 124°57′W
Overview
Cortes Island is an island in the Discovery Islands archipelago on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The island is 25 km (16 mi) long, 13 km (8 mi) wide, and 130 km2 (50 sq mi) in area. It has a population of 1,035 permanent residents (2016 census). Cortes Island lies within Electoral Area B of the Strathcona Regional District, which provides water and sewage systems, fire protection, land use planning, parks, recreation, and emergency response. Access to Cortes Island is by plane or ferry - by seaplane to many of the island's protected harbours; by ferry from Quadra Island, which is itself accessed from Campbell River on Vancouver Island via BC Ferries. Cortes Island is a tourist destination in the summers, with many people visiting to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and warm weather.
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Nearest islands
- West Redonda Island14 km
- Read Island16 km
- East Redonda Island21 km
- Quadra Island22 km
- Sonora Island35 km
- East Thurlow Island46 km
Also in Discovery Islands
Quadra Island
272 km²▲ 610 m
Major islands
West Redonda Island
174 km²▲ 1,047 m
Major islands
Sonora Island
165 km²▲ 893 m
Major islands
East Thurlow Island
106 km²▲ 662 m
Major islands
East Redonda Island
100 km²▲ 1,591 m
Major islands
West Thurlow Island
81.3 km²▲ 566 m
Major islands
Hardwicke Island
76.3 km²▲ 804 m
Major islands
Read Island
57.4 km²▲ 435 m
Major islands
Photographs
Sunrise on Cortes Island, B.C. Photo credit: Stephen Hui
The Gorge, Cortes Island
Cruising the Discovery Islands with the Pirate Team, 2015
When we were there, people were harvesting oysters on the beach. Cortes Island, BC.
Kitesurfers and sunbathers enjoy the sand spit at the north end of Marina Island near Mansons Landing on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Only the stern remains of this old wooden twin-screwed ship. Cortes Island, BC
Yachts can tie up to a tide-friendly dock at Mansons Landing on the west side of Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.
These boaters are unloading garbage onto the dock at Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.
The Squirrel Cove General Store provides supplies to residents of and visitors to Squirrel Cove on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Squirrel Cove is a small community on the east side of Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Redonda Island in BG
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Facts
Photographs
- Cortes Island sunrise. Stephen Hui / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Gorge, Cortes Island. Gerry Thomasen / CC BY 2.0
- Shallows at the head of Carrington Bay, Cortez Island (45741123685). Dale Simonson from Vancouver, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Settlement of Squirrel Cove, Cortes Island, BC. A.Davey / CC BY 2.0
- Kitesurfer at Marina Island (50278684387). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Shipwreck on Squirrel Cove Beach. A.Davey / CC BY 2.0
- Mansons Landing Dock (50267270781). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Squirrel Cove Dock (50280408912). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Squirrel Cove General Store (50282276182). David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Squirrel Cove, British Columbia. David Stanley / CC BY 2.0
- Squirrel Cove, Cortes Isl. (1539586593). Gerry Thomasen from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
- Cortes Island banner Mansons Landing. Original photo by Gerry Thomasen; cropping done by Shaundd / CC BY 2.0