Stephens 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

British Columbia Coast , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Coast" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = British ...

, Canada, located in

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to the northwest of

Porcher Island Porcher Island is an island in Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada, near the mouth of the Skeena River and southwest of the port city of Prince Rupert. The locality of Porcher Island is located near the island's northern tip at Humpback Bay ...

and to the southwest of the city of

Prince Rupert Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland, (17 December 1619 (O.S.) / 27 December (N.S.) – 29 November 1682 (O.S.)) was an English army officer, admiral, scientist and colonial governor. He first came to prominence as a Royalist cavalr ...

. The island's main geographic feature is Mount Stephens, 432 m (1417 feet), on the southeast end of the island at . To its northwest is Congreve Hill, 150 m (492 feet), at . The island was named by

Captain Vancouver Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what ar ...

in honour of Sir Philip Stephens, secretary to the Admiralty from 1763 to 1795. The

Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pro ...

Stephens Island pluton dates to the

Albian The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/Series. Its approximate time range is 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 100.5 ± 0.9 M ...

(102±8 Ma).

Indian reserves

Squaderee Indian Reserve No. 91 is located on the west side of the island's northern part, at on Skiakl Bay at , in which there is a small island, Skiakl Island, at . Off Stephens Island's northern tip is Avery Island at , the whole of which constitutes Avery Island Indian Reserve No. 92, Both it and Squadaree IR No. 9 are under the administration of the

Metlakatla First Nation Metlakatla First Nation is a band government based at Metlakatla on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada, to the north of the city of Prince Rupert. They are a member of the Tsimshian First Nations treaty council. Chief and Councillors ...

. It lies in Qlawdzeet Anchorage which is at . Overlooking that from the south, at the northern tip of Stephens Island itself, is Qlawd Hill at . Looking at Prescott island from Chatham Sound

Looking at Prescott island from Chatham Sound

Other features and adjoining islands

Other small islands adjoining Stephens Island include Skiakl Island, Philip Island, Parry Island, Arthur Island, and Joyce Island.BC Names/GeoBC 10km radius search around "Stephens Island" entry
/ref> Prescott Island is the largest of the small islands around Stephens Island, lying to its southeast between it and Porcher Island at .

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Indian reserves

Other features and adjoining islands

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