Hunter Island is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

on the coast of the

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. It is located inshore from Queen Charlotte Sound, about north of the town of

Port Hardy Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east end of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 4,132 as of the last census (2016). It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North Co ...

at the north end of

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. A number of small islands lie to the south of Hunter Island, including Stirling Island and Nalau Island. South of these, across Hakai Passage, is

Calvert Island Calvert Island is an island in Whitefish Bay, Lake of the Woods in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. It is about south of the community of Sioux Narrows and west of Ontario Highway 71. Calvert Island is long and wide. The western edge is ...

. To the east

Fitz Hugh Sound Fitz Hugh Sound, sometimes spelled Fitzhugh Sound, is a sound on the British Columbia Coast of Canada, located between Calvert Island and the mainland. Etymology Fitz Hugh Sound was given its name in 1785 by James Hanna, the first non-indigenous ...

, part of the

Inside Passage The Inside Passage (french: Passage Intérieur) is a coastal route for ships and boats along a network of passages which weave through the islands on the Pacific Northwest coast of the North American Fjordland. The route extends from southeaster ...

, separates Hunter Island from the mainland and

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, which is mostly within the inland reaches of

Dean Channel Dean Channel is the upper end of one of the longest inlets of the British Columbia Coast, from its head at the mouth of the Kimsquit River. The Dean River, one of the main rivers of the Coast Mountains, enters Dean Channel about below the head ...

, one of the largest coastal

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Queens Sound Queens Sound is a sound (geography), sound on the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located between Hunter Island (British Columbia), Hunter Island (W) and the Goose Group islands (W). Cultus Sound is to the south, ...

lies to the west, between Hunter Island and the

Goose Group A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera '' Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and ''Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the shel ...

archipelago. Also on the west side of Hunter Island is

Cultus Sound Cultus Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Coast" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canad ...

, so named because it is the most treacherous of the three approaches to Bella Bella (''cultus'' means "bad" or "worthless" in the Chinook Jargon). To the southwest is

Kildidt Sound Kildidt Sound is a sound on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the southwest side of Hunter Island. Cultus Sound is to the north, and Queens Sound north of that. The name ''Kildidt'' comes from the Heiltsuk language He ...

. To the north Hunter Island is separated from

Denny Island Denny Island ( cy, Ynys Denny; ) is a small uninhabited rocky island of , with scrub vegetation, in the Severn Estuary. Its rocky southern foreshore marks the boundary between England and Wales. Above high water mark, the island is reckoned adm ...

Lama Passage Lama Passage, sometimes referred to as Lama Pass, is a strait on the British Columbia Coast, Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, between Denny Island (Canada), Denny, Campbell Island (British Columbia), Campbell and Hunter Island (British Co ...

, and from Campbell Island by Hunter Channel.

and Lama Pass are part of the main

route. Hunter Island is long and ranges in width from to . It is in area. The island reaches in elevation.

Protected areas

Just south of Hunter Island in Hakai Pass is the Hakai Luxvbalis Conservancy Area. At more than of land and sea, it is the largest provincial marine protected area on the British Columbia coast. Hakai Provincial Recreation Area, 50,707 ha in size, includes the southern part of Hunter Island and the northern part of Calvert Island, as well as numerous smaller islands in the area.Hecate Lowland Ecosection Summary
Integrated Land Management Bureau

References

External links

* Islands of British Columbia Central Coast of British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub