Quadra Island, BC, 270 km2, is situated at the North end of the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and mainland BC, opposite Campbell River. The forested island, about 35 km long, forms the E side of Discovery Passage, a narrow, treacherous ship channel leading North out of the strait. Four small communities are dotted around its coast. It was named after 18th-century Spanish naval explorer Bodega y Quadra.
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- Francis, Daniel. "Quadra Island". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 23 January 2014, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quadra-island. Accessed 02 November 2024.
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- Francis, D. (2014). Quadra Island. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quadra-island
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- Francis, Daniel. "Quadra Island." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 07, 2006; Last Edited January 23, 2014.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Quadra Island," by Daniel Francis, Accessed November 02, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quadra-island
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Quadra Island
Article by Daniel Francis
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited January 23, 2014
Quadra Island, BC, 270 km2, is situated at the North end of the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and mainland BC, opposite Campbell River.