Wishart Island is a small islet in the

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region of the

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

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, located in the

Deserters Group The Deserters Group is a small group of islands in the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island to the north of Port Hardy. Deserters Island is one of the is ...

to the west of

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. The name refers ...

. Both it and the

Wishart Peninsula The Wishart Peninsula is a peninsula on the Coast of British Columbia, located east of Broughton Island to the south of Wakeman Sound. Name origin The peninsula and Wishart Island (British Columbia) in the Deserters Group are named for a James Wi ...

on Broughton Island are named for a James Wishart, who was one of the crew of the

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vessel ''Norman Morrison'' who deserted that vessel and were killed on these islands by natives sent out to find and capture them.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Deserters Island"
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