Bligh Island
Bligh Island is an island of the Nootka Sound area in British Columbia; it is adjacent to Nootka Island and Vancouver Island. The island was named after William Bligh, of future HMS Bounty fame, who served as Master aboard ship during James Cook's third world voyage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yuquot.
Yuquot
Photo: Lookunder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yuquot, also known as Friendly Cove, is a small settlement on Nootka Island, off Central Vancouver Island. The quiet today belies its past when it was the thriving summer home to the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations and the point of first European contact in British Columbia.
Bligh Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bligh Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bligh Island”
- Dutch: “Bligh Island”
- French: “Bligh Island (Canada)”
- Swedish: “Bligh Island”
- Turkish: “Bligh Adası”
- Turkish: “Bligh Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cheesish Indian Reserve 15 and Mooyah Indian Reserve 16.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ewin Inlet and Fidalgo Passage.
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