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Anyox, Observatory Inlet

Anyox, an abandoned mining community in the Coast Mountains, lies at the mouth of Anyox Creek on Granby Bay in Observatory Inlet, about 79 miles (127 km) north-northeast of Prince Rupert and 37 miles (60 km) south of Stewart, British Columbia.

Butedale, Princess Royal Island

Butedale is a historical salmon cannery and community located on a small embayment adjacent to Butedale Falls along the Inside Passage on the northeast side of Princess Royal Island across from Work Island on the southern shore of Fraser Reach, which is part of Princess Royal Channel, about 103 miles (166 km) southeast of Prince Rupert and 59 miles (95 km) south of Kitimat, British Columbia.

Helen Point, Mayne Island

Helen Point is located on the northwestern corner of Mayne Island, and has a light and range marker to aid navigation through Active Pass, about 32 miles (52 km) southwest of Vancouver and 14.5 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Sidney, British Columbia.

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Willy Island, Halalt Island Indian Reserve

Oct 12, 2023

Willy Island is the largest of the Shoal Islands located just off the mouth of the Chemainus River on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia.

Kshwan River, Hastings Arm

Oct 5, 2023

Kshwan River is at the head of Hastings Arm, about 95 miles (153 km) north-northeast of Prince Rupert and 22 miles (35 km) south-southeast of Stewart, British Columbia.

Chemainus, Stuart Channel

Oct 2, 2023

Chemainus is a community founded as a logging town in 1858 on the western shore of Stuart Channel located on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, about 36 miles (58 km) southwest of Vancouver and 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Sidney, British Columbia.

Strongtide Islet, Chatham Islands

Sep 27, 2023

Strongtide Islet is part of the Chatham Islands that are off the southern coast of Vancouver Island, about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) east-northeast of Victoria and 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Oak Bay, British Columbia.

Genoa Bay, Cowichan Bay

Sep 20, 2023

Genoa Bay is located between Separation Point and Mount Tzouhalem on the north shore of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island, about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Nanaimo and 5 miles (8 km) east-southeast of Duncan, British Columbia.

Tuck Inlet, Prince Rupert Harbour

Sep 15, 2023

Tuck Inlet is a fjord with a depth of 260 feet (80 m) and a shallow sill of 34 feet (10.5 m) at the entrance, which is part of Prince Rupert Harbour, about 91 miles (147 km) southeast of Ketchikan and on the waterfront of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

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