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词条 Harbledown Island
释义

  1. Indian reserves and villages

  2. History

  3. Name origin

  4. References

Harbledown Island is an island in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, located west of West Cracroft Island. It is at the west end of Johnstone Strait[1] and lies at the eastern edge of the Queen Charlotte Strait region. Hanson Island is to its west, West Cracroft Island to the south and southeast, across Baronet Passage, and Turnour Island to the northwest, across Beware Passage.

Indian reserves and villages

Aglakumna Indian Reserve No. 4A, aka Aglakumna 4, 4.1 ha., under the governance of the Tlowitsis Nation[2] is located on the south shore of the island at the west entrance to Baronet Passage at {{coord|50|33|00|N|126|39|00|W|display=inline|source:BCNames|name=Aglakumna 4A}}.[3]

The village of New Vancouver (Tzatsisnukomi) is located at Dead Point on the north side of the island, at the west end of Beware Passage, on Dead Point Indian Reserve No. 5.[4][5][6]

History

Father Pandosy, OMI, established a mission name St. Michael's Mission on Harbledown Island sometime after August 1863. It was later administered by Father Fouquet, then closed in 1874 Bishop D'Herbomez.

Harbledown Post Office was opened on April 1, 1902, with a school built on the island in 1910. The Harbledown Post Office was closed May 13, 1923.[7]

Name origin

Harbledown Island was believed to have been named in 1865 by Captain Pender during his survey of these waters. The origin of the name is believed to be Harbledown, Kent, a village near Canterbury which may have been the home of one of Pender's officers.[8]

References

1. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Harbledown Island"
2. ^Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Reserve/Settlement/Village Detail
3. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Aglakumna 4A (Indian reserve)"
4. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Tzatsisnukomi (Former First Nation village)"
5. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dead Point 5 (Indian reserve)"
6. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Dead Point (point)"
7. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Harbledown Island"
8. ^BC Names/GeoBC entry "Harbledown Island"
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2 : Islands of British Columbia|Central Coast of British Columbia

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