Cortes Island
Cortes Island is one of the Discovery Islands off the coast of British Columbia. In 2016, it had about a thousand permanent residents. In summer, Cortes Island's peaceful atmosphere and warm weather draw many visitors.Photo: Stephen Hui photo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: gerrythomasen, CC BY 2.0.
Cortes Island
- Type: Locality with 1,010 residents
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: island
- Location: Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.1149° or 50° 6' 54" northLongitude
-124.9609° or 124° 57' 39" westPopulation
1,010Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open Location Code
942Q427Q+WJGeoNames ID
5928197Wikidata ID
Q1135575Cortes Island Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 科提斯島 (加拿大)
- Dutch: Cortes Island
- English: Cortez Island
- French: Île Cortes
- French: île Cortes
- German: Cortes Island
- Japanese: コルテス島
- Tamil: கார்டசு தீவு
- Turkish: Cortes Adası
- Turkish: Cortes Island
- Vietnamese: Đảo Cortes
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Cortes Island. Photo: gerrythomasen, CC BY 2.0.