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Bowyer Island

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Bowyer Island is a small private island in Howe Sound. It comprises Kildare Estates, Bowyer Island Estates, and B and A Estates. It is located east of Bowen Island and Horseshoe Bay. BC Liberal politician, formerly Attorney-General of British Columbia, Geoff Plant is a seasonal resident.^[1]

Bowyer Island was named by Capt. George Henry Richards of HMS Plumper between 1857–1861, after Rear-Admiral George Bowyer, (1740–1800), commander of HMS Barfleur during the Glorious First of June^[2] (all the names used in Howe Sound are in honour of the battle of the Glorious First of June).{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

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1. ^{{cite web|title=A Sovereign shift you can take to the bank|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=fb9f7063-8ad8-4fcd-ae68-1d477c0ae05f&sponsor=|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140615102351/http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=fb9f7063-8ad8-4fcd-ae68-1d477c0ae05f&sponsor=|dead-url=yes|archive-date=15 June 2014|publisher=Vancouver Sun|accessdate=14 June 2014}}
2. ^BCGNIS entry "Bowyer Island" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826101914/http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=39882 |date=August 26, 2011 }}

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2 : South Coast of British Columbia|Islands of British Columbia

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