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Island in British Columbia, Canada

Crease Island, formerly Lewis Island, is an island in the Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park in the Queen Charlotte Strait-Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of Harbledown Island and is at the southern extremity of the provincial park.

Name origin

The name Lewis Island was changed to Crease Island in 1905 to commemorate Sir Henry Pering Pellew Crease, (1823-1905). He emigrated to the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island in 1858 and served as Attorney-General for ten years (1861-1971) before being appointed to the Supreme Court of British Columbia, retiring after 25 years, in 1895, with a knighthood. He died February 27, 1905.

References

  1. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Crease Island"
  2. BC Names/GeoBC entry "Crease Island"

50°37′07″N 126°39′25″W / 50.61861°N 126.65694°W / 50.61861; -126.65694 (Crease Island)


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