Deadman's Island (Vancouver)

Deadman Island
Native name:
skwtsa7s
Nickname: Deadman's Island
Deadman Island is located in British Columbia
Deadman Island
Deadman Island
Geography
Area3.8 ha (9.4 acres)
Deadman Island, 1910 showing squatters' houses.
Deadman Island in 2006
Naval Reserve Division HMCS Discovery on Deadman Island.

Deadman Island is a 3.8 ha island to the south of Stanley Park in Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia. The indigenous Squamish name is "skwtsa7s", meaning simply "island." Officially designated Deadman Island by the Geographical Names Board of Canada in 1937,[1] it is commonly referred to as Deadman's Island. In its long history, it has been a battle site, a native tree-burial cemetery, and a smallpox and squatter settlement. Today it is the site of Vancouver's Naval Reserve Division, HMCS Discovery.

  1. ^ "Deadman Island". BC Geographical Names.