Denny Island (Canada)

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Denny Island is an island on the Central Coast of British Columbia, in the Central Coast Regional District, Canada. It lies just east of the community of Bella Bella, aka Waglisla, which is on Campbell Island. It is the location of Old Bella Bella, now mainly abandoned, but home to Canadian Coast Guard and Fisheries & Oceans bases, and Shearwater, home to Shearwater Marine. The island has a population of 138 [1] [2] Its main attraction is the McEmery Aquatic Centre on Reservoir Lane. [3]

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Name origin

Also Denny Rock, Queen Charlotte Sound. Named c1866 by Captain Pender, after Lieutenant D'Arcy Anthony Denny, commander on this station 1866-68, HM gunboat Forward, being succeeded in June of the latter year by Lieutenant T.H. Larcom. (Victoria Colonist, 16 June 1868). Entered the service, 1850; lieutenant, 1858; commanding paddle gunboat Coromandel, China, 1864; commander, 1868; served on SE coast of South America in command of gun vessel Dart, 1872-76; appointed to the Coast Guard service on his return to England, 1876, where he remained until his death in 1883.

— John T. Walbran, British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history [4]

Denny Island Aerodrome

Denny Island Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDenny Island Airport Commission c/o Central Coast Regional District
LocationDenny Island, British Columbia
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation  AMSL 162 ft / 49 m
Coordinates 52°08′23″N128°03′49″W / 52.13972°N 128.06361°W / 52.13972; -128.06361
Map
Canada British Columbia location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CYJQ
Location in British Columbia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
10/282,954900Asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement [5]


Denny Island Aerodrome( ICAO : CYJQ) is a registered aerodrome and lies 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) east of Bella Bella. The 2,954 ft × 100 ft (900 m × 30 m) runway is not maintained during the winter and, being unlit, is usable only during the day. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Census [ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Denny Island". BC Geographical Names .
  3. ↑ "Google Maps".
  4. ↑ Walbran, John T.; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)
  5. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.

52°08′00″N128°00′00″W / 52.13333°N 128.00000°W / 52.13333; -128.00000


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