Thetis Island

Not to be confused with Thetis (island).

Thetis Island location in the Strait of Georgia

Thetis Island (population: 379)[1] is an island and unincorporated community[2] off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, lying between Vancouver Island, which is to the west across Stuart Channel, and the west from the north tip of Galiano Island, from which it is separated by Trincomali Channel.[3] With its immediate southern neighbour Penelakut Island (formerly Kuper Island), it is one of the Gulf Islands. Thetis island is 2,560 acres (10.36 km2) in size. It is approximately two miles (3.2 kilometres) wide and three miles (4.8 kilometres) long north to south. Two north to south land ridges define the east and west sides of the island. Burchell Hill is 503 feet above sea level, and forms the high point on the west side of Thetis island, and Moore Hill is 511 feet above sea level, and forms the high point ridge on the east side of the island.[4]

  1. ^ Population calculated by combining the 2016 Census populations of Dissemination blocks 59190305010 (39), 59190305011 (335) and 59190305004 (5)
  2. ^ BC Names "Thetis Island (community)"
  3. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Thetis Island (island)"
  4. ^ Direct measurement using a Paulin precision altimiter.