Wishart Island (British Columbia)

This article is for the island in British Columbia. For the island in Nunavut, see Wishart Island.

Wishart Island is a small islet in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located in the Deserters Group to the west of Deserters Island.[1] Both it and the Wishart Peninsula on Broughton Island are named for a James Wishart, who was one of the crew of the HBC vessel Norman Morrison who deserted that vessel and were killed on these islands by natives sent out to find and capture them.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Wishart Island"
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Deserters Island"

Coordinates: 50°52′44″N 127°29′07″W / 50.87889°N 127.48528°W / 50.87889; -127.48528 (Wishart Island)


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