Trutch Island
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Trutch Island is an island
on the North Coast of British Columbia
, Canada
. It is one of the northernmost of the Estevan Group
of islands and like other islands in the group was named for a Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, in this case Joseph Trutch
, who had also been Commissioner of Public works and had held other positions in the colonial governments.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
on the North Coast of British Columbia
British Columbia Coast
The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. The usage is synonymous with the term West Coast of Canada....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is one of the northernmost of the Estevan Group
Estevan Group
The Estevan Group, formerly the Estevan islands, is a small archipelago in the Hecate Strait region of the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The archipelago is located on the west side of Campania Island, which is separated from the group by Estevan Sound and is itself to the west of Gil...
of islands and like other islands in the group was named for a Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, in this case Joseph Trutch
Joseph Trutch
Sir Joseph William Trutch, KCMG was an English-born Canadian engineer, surveyor and politician.-Early life and career:...
, who had also been Commissioner of Public works and had held other positions in the colonial governments.