- Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
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This article is about the islands near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. For the islands in New Zealand, see Chatham Islands.
The Chatham Islands are a group of islands off the east coast of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada. All of the islands are in Chatham Islands Indian Reserve No. 4, under the control of the Songhees First Nation.
The Chatham Islands were named in 1846 by surveyors in honour of HMS Chatham, the escort ship of HMS Discovery, the ship of 18th-century British Explorer Captain George Vancouver on his voyage to chart the coastline of British Columbia between 1792 and 1794 (the Vancouver Expedition). The adjacent Discovery Island was named after the Discovery.
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The Gulf Islands of British Columbia Howe Sound Islands Northern Gulf Islands (major) Northern Gulf Islands (minor) Southern Gulf Islands (major) Gabriola • Galiano • Kuper • Mayne • North and South Pender • Saltspring • Saturna • Thetis • ValdesSouthern Gulf Islands (minor) Coordinates: 48°26′00″N 123°15′00″W / 48.4333333°N 123.25°W
Categories:- Gulf Islands
- Greater Victoria, British Columbia
- British Columbia Coast geography stubs
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