West Thurlow Island
 East and West Thurlow Islands are located on Johnstone Strait just north of Discovery Passage. |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°24′18″N 125°36′58″W / 50.405°N 125.616°W |
| Archipelago | Discovery Islands |
| Country | |
West Thurlow Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Discovery Islands, an archipelago between Vancouver Island and the mainland, whose waters connect the Strait of Georgia with Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait.
West Thurlow Island is located north of Vancouver Island, south of the mainland, southeast of Hardwicke Island, and west of East Thurlow Island.
Just north of West Thurlow Island Loughborough Inlet extends into the mainland. The strait that separates the island from the mainland is called Cordero Channel to the east of the mouth of Loughborough Inlet, and Chancellor Channel to the west. Chancellor Channel also separates West Thurlow Island from Hardwicke Island. Johnstone Strait separates West Thurlow Island from Vancouver Island. West and East Thurlow Islands are separated by Mayne Passage.[1]
The island was named for Edward Thurlow, 1st Baron Thurlow, Lord Chancellor of England.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Details of geography from TRIM 1:20,000 Digital Base Maps of British Columbia, available at Base Map Online Store, British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, Base Mapping and Geomatic Services
- ^ Middleton, Lynn (1969). Place Names of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Victoria: Elldee Publishing. pp. 205–206. OCLC 16729415.
[edit] External links
- Thurlow Islands, BCGNIS
- [1] Blind Channel Marina on West Thurlow Island]
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