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    Stuart Island

    50°23′N 125°07′W

    Stuart Island is one of the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, which lie between northern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Coast. It is privately owned and has no ferry access.

    Visitors to Big Bay on Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada, have a variety of hiking trails at their disposal.
    Visitors to Big Bay on Stuart Island, British Columbia, Canada, have a variety of hiking trails at their disposal.

    David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0

    Terrain

    50°23′N 125°07′W

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    Overview

    Stuart Island is one of the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, which lie between northern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Coast. It is privately owned and has no ferry access. It is situated at the mouth of Bute Inlet to the east of the larger Sonora Island within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District. The island, and Bute Inlet, were named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Discovery Islands

    Also in Gillard Islands

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs