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Hawkesbury Island

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{{about|the island in BC, Canada|the island in Australia|Hawkesbury Island, Queensland}}Hawkesbury Island is an island in British Columbia, Canada. It is located in Douglas Channel, one of the major fjords of the British Columbia Coast. Hawkesbury is {{convert|43|km|mi}} long and ranges in width from {{convert|3|km|mi}} to {{convert|19|km|mi}}. It is {{convert|412|km2|sqmi}} in area.^[1]

Hawkesbury Island was named by George Vancouver for Charles Jenkinson, Baron Hawkesbury, President of the Board of Trade 1786-1804.^[2]

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1. ^Hawkesbury Island {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428184506/http://bartleby.com/69/29/H02029.html |date=2005-04-28 }}, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
2. ^{{BCGNIS|36235|Hawkesbury Island}}

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

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