Deserters Island
Deserters Island is an island in the Deserters Group archipelago in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. Mahpahkum Indian Reserve No. 4 is located on the northwest end of the island.[1]
The name refers to the crew of the HBC vessel who deserted that vessel and were killed on these islands by natives sent out to find and capture them.[2] Wishart Island in this group, and the Wishart Peninsula on Broughton Island are named for James Wishart, one of the deserters. An A. Willoughby was another deserter, a group of rocks in the middle of the strait to the northeast of the Deserters Group bear his name.
See also[]
- Deserter (disambiguation)
References[]
Coordinates: 50°52′34″N 127°28′10″W / 50.87611°N 127.46944°W
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