Gilford Island
Gilford Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada, between Tribune Channel and Knight Inlet.[1] It has an area of 384 square kilometres (148 sq mi).[2] Turnour Island is to its south, across Tribune Channel; and the entrance to Thompson Sound is to its east.
Port Elizabeth is a large bay or port on the island's south side, at 50°40′26″N 126°28′29″W / 50.67389°N 126.47472°W. It was named by
Indian reserves and other settlements
All Indian reserves on Gilford Island are under the administration of the
There is on the island an historic indigenous community of the
Another former village, Metap, was at the head of Viner Sound on the island's northwest coast, though today there is only an Indian reserve, officially named "Meetup Indian Reserve No. 2".[7][8]
Another Indian reserve on Gilford Island, Dakiulis Indian Reserve No. 7, is at the tip of Islet Point on the northwest side of the island, 0.70 ha. at 50°44′00″N 126°34′00″W / 50.73333°N 126.56667°W[9]
Another settlement on the island is Scott Cove, at the bay of the same name on the northwest side of the island.[11]
References
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gilford Island"
- ^ "Atlas of Canada - Sea Islands". Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca. 2009-08-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Gilford Point"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Duck Cove"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Maple Cove"
- ^ "Gwa'yasdams" EmilyCarr.org website
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Metap (Former First Nations village"
- ^ BCNames/GeoBC entry "Meetup 2 (Indian reserve)"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dakiulis 7 (Indian reserve)"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Kyimla 11 (Indian reserve)"
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Scott Cove (locality)"