Denman Island
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The Island Denman Iceland belongs to the northern part of the Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and lies between the mainland and Vancouver Iceland. From the westerly Vancouver Iceland, the island is separated by about 2 km wide Baynes Sound. From its eastern neighbor island Hornby Iceland it is separated by the 1.5 -kilometer-wide Lambert Channel.
The island in the Strait of Georgia is a maximum of 9 kilometers long and more than 4 kilometers wide. The highest point of the island is found in the west and runs like a mountain ridge with a height of about 120 meters along the coast.
The census in 2011 showed a population of 1,022 residents of the island. A proper village or a focus of settlement are not available on the island. The majority of the population live in predominantly single detached houses. Smaller collections of houses are found in the proximity of the two ferry terminals. The island belongs to the Comox Valley Regional District.
History
The island was named after the British Admiral Joseph Denman, who from 1864 to 1866 commander of the Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron was. However, the British were not the discoverers of the island. Already in 1791 had discovered the island an expedition under the leadership of José María Narváez. Under this, the island had to get together with Hornby Iceland, the name Islas de Lerena.
Before the arrival of the first European explorers and settlers, the island was already inhabited by First Nations, however, of the tribe of Comox. In their language, the island is called lháytayich.
Only since 1954, an official and regular ferry service connects the island to Vancouver Iceland. Previously, residents had to rely on their own boats or driving in foreign boats and ships, where since 1935 more or less regular basis existed a private ferry.
Traffic
Denman Iceland is regularly accessible only by ferries BC Ferries. These run from the Buckley Bay ferry terminal on Vancouver Iceland to Denman West Ferry Terminal on Denman Iceland. Furthermore, wrong, on the east coast, even a ferry from Denman Hornby Iceland after Iceland.
A formal water aerodrome there on or around the island does not, however, an appropriate landing still possible. Due to the rugged coastline, however, a landing is possible only near the ferry terminal.
Parks
In addition to various local parks can be found on the island, two provincial parks. This is in addition to Boyle Point Provincial Park nor the Fillongley Provincial Park.
North of the island there is yet another park, it is the Sandy Iceland Marine Provincial Park. At very pronounced low tide it is accessible from the northern tip of Denman Iceland on foot.