Hernando Island

Hernando Island is one of the Discovery Islands near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Along with the nearby Cortes Island, it was presumably named in 1792 by Valdés and Galiano after Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico.[2]:240

Hernando Island
Hernando Island, seen from air
Location of Hernando Island (bottom right)
Geography
LocationSalish Sea
Coordinates49°59′N 124°55′W
ArchipelagoDiscovery Islands
Total islands1
Administration
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtqathet

A narrow gauge logging railway operated there in the 1920s. The island is now mostly privately owned by a consortium of larger landowners. In the 1960s the entire island was valued at $55,000.

References

  1. "Hernando Island". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Walbran, Captain John T. (1971), British Columbia Place Names, Their Origin and History (Facsimile reprint of 1909 ed.), Vancouver/Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 0-88894-143-9, archived from the original on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2014-01-08


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