| 词条 | Campania Island |
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Campania Island is an island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located south of Prince Rupert, east across Hecate Strait from the Queen Charlotte Islands. To the west of Campania Island, across Estevan Sound, is the Estevan Group archipelago. Banks Island lies to the northwest, across Nepean Sound, and Pitt Island lies to the north across Otter Channel. To the northeast, across Squally Channel, is Gil Island, and to the east is Princess Royal Island, across Campania Sound. To the south of Campania Island is Caamaño Sound, beyond which is Aristazabal Island. Campania Island is {{convert|29|km|mi}} long and ranges in width from {{convert|3|km|mi}} to {{convert|5|km|mi}}. It is {{convert|127|km2|sqmi}} in area.[1] Campania Island was named in 1792 by the Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño, who explored the region in the corvette Aranzazu. Caamaño named the island Compañia and that spelling was used for the maps made by George Vancouver. Over time the spelling was changed to Campania.[2] The island's high point is Mount Pender, with an elevation of {{convert|740|m|ft}}.[3] References1. ^Campania Island {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202175433/http://bartleby.com/69/30/C01230.html# |date=2005-12-02 }}, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America {{coord|53|5|N|129|25|W|display=title}}{{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub}}2. ^{{BCGNIS|29030|Campania Island}} 3. ^{{cite bivouac|3245|Mount Pender}} 3 : Islands of British Columbia|North Coast of British Columbia|Tsimshian |
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