Ballenas Islands

The Ballenas Islands are a pair of islands located in the Strait of Georgia off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. West Ballenas Island is privately owned[1][2] but South Ballenas Island remains Crown land held by the Government of Canada.[3] The Ballenas Island Light is located on the northern tip of West Ballenas Island.[4]

Ballenas Islands

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.
  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


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