Ballenas Islands

Ballenas Islands

The Ballenas Islands are a pair of islands in the Strait of Georgia off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. West Ballenas Island is a BC Provincial Park ^{[1] [2]} while South Ballenas Island remains Crown land held by the Government of Canada. ^[3] The Ballenas Island Light is on the northern tip of West Ballenas Island. ^[4]

The islands were named by Narvaez in 1791. ^{[5] : 13}

References

1. "Ballenas Island, British Columbia, Canada" . Retrieved December 6, 2011.
2. "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Islands Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
3. "Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Land Use Bylaw No. 28, 2013 ... Schedule B (Zoning Map Sheet 2)" (PDF). Islands Trust. Retrieved August 1, 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. "Foghorn Publishing ... Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Ballenas Islands Light". Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
5. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN   0-7748-0636-2

49°21′02″N124°09′36″W / 49.35056°N 124.16000°W / 49.35056; -124.16000