East Cracroft Island is an

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in the

Johnstone Strait , image = Pacific Ranges over Johnstone Strait.jpg , image_size = 250px , alt = , caption = Johnstone Strait backdropped by the Vancouver Island Ranges , image_bathymetry = Carte baie Knight ...

region of the Central Coast region of

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. It is the smaller of the two Cracroft Islands, and at low tide is really one island with its larger neighbour,

West Cracroft Island West Cracroft Island is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located east of Port McNeill. It is the larger of the two Cracroft Islands, the other, East Cracroft Island, being so named to dist ...

. On the south side of the shallows that form an isthmus between them at low tide is

Port Harvey Port Harvey is a port on the south side of the Cracroft Islands in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, forming a small bay or inlet south of the shallows that link West Cracroft and East Cracroft ...

, a short, wide inlet or bay. On its east shore is Keecekiltum Indian Reserve No. 2 (11.7 ha.), which is under the governance of the

Tlowitsis Nation The Tlowitsis Nation, formerly the Klowitsis Tribe, the Turnour Island Band and the Tlowitsis-Mumtagila First Nation, is the Indian Act band government of the Ławit'sis (Tlowitsis) tribe of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples, located in the Queen Charlo ...

of the Kwakwaka'wakw peoples. at . The Cacroft Islands were named for Sophia Cracroft, niece of

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. She visited the British Columbia with Lady Franklin in 1861. Nearby Sophia Island is also named for her. The island is separated from the mainland on its northwest by

Chatham Channel Chatham Channel is a strait and marine passageway on the coast of British Columbia. It leads from the lower reaches of Knight Inlet to the opening of Call Inlet, separating Minstrel and East Cracroft Island East Cracroft Island is an island i ...

, which leads from

Knight Inlet Knight Inlet (Kwakʼwala: ''Tsawatti'') is one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast, and the largest of the major inlets in the southern part of the Coast. It is fifth in sequence of the great saltwater inlets north from the 49th ...

to the entrance to

Call Inlet Call Inlet is an inlet on the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, located south of the lower reaches of Knight Inlet to the east of East Cracroft Island. Pawala Indian Reserve No. 5 is at the head of the inlet. Chatham Channel co ...

to the east.

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leads south from the opening of Call Inlet, then west along the Cracroft Islands' south side to

. Hull Island is off East Cracroft's southeast in the Havannah Channel. On the island's north, separating it from

Minstrel Island Minstrel Island, is an island in the Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It is near the entrance to Knight Inlet just east of Turnour Island at the junction of Clio and Chatham Channels. The islan ...

, is a narrows called

The Blow Hole The Blow Hole is a short marine passage or strait separating Minstrel Island on the north from East Cracroft Island to the south, in the lower Knight Inlet region of the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. At its east end is the no ...

.BC Names/GeoBC entry "The Blow Hole"
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