Bensins Island
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Coordinates | 52°13′01″N 126°55′17″W / 52.21694°N 126.92139°W |
| Total islands | 1 |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Bensins Island is the only island in South Bentinck Arm, an inlet (fjord) in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is located across the inlet from Tallheo Hot Springs. Slightly north of the island on the shore of the inlet was Qnklst, a Nuxalk village.[2] Qnklst is a Nuxalk name for "island" meaning "stone bottom" or "a bottom of stone".[3]
Name origin
[edit]The name is a corruption of "Menzies", in reference to Archibald Menzies, the naturalist of Captain Vancouver's expedition to the Pacific Northwest.[4]
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