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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cortes_Island&params=50_07_N_124_58_W_region:CA_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">50°07′N</span> <span class="longitude">124°58′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">50.117°N 124.967°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">50.117; -124.967</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Islands" title="Discovery Islands">Discovery Islands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">130 km<sup>2</sup> (50 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">25 km (15.5 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">13 km (8.1 mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Provinces of Canada">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regional_district" title="Regional district">Regional district</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Strathcona_Regional_District" title="Strathcona Regional District">Strathcona</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">1,035 (2016<sup id="cite_ref-census_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnic groups</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Mudge_First_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Mudge First Nation">Wei We Kai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kwiakah_First_Nation" title="Kwiakah First Nation">Kwiakah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Homalco" class="mw-redirect" title="Homalco">Homalco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Klahoose_First_Nation" class="mw-redirect" title="Klahoose First Nation">Klahoose First Nations</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cortes Island</b> is an island in the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Islands" title="Discovery Islands">Discovery Islands</a> archipelago on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The island is 25 km (16 mi) long, 13 km (8 mi) wide, and 130 km<sup>2</sup> (50 sq mi) in area. It has a population of 1,035 permanent residents (2016 census).<sup id="cite_ref-census_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cortes Island lies within Electoral Area B of the <a href="/wiki/Strathcona_Regional_District,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia">Strathcona Regional District</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which provides water and sewage systems, fire protection, land use planning, parks, recreation, and emergency response.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Access to Cortes Island is by plane or ferry - by seaplane to many of the island's protected harbours; by ferry from <a href="/wiki/Quadra_Island" title="Quadra Island">Quadra Island</a>, which is itself accessed from Campbell River on <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Island" title="Vancouver Island">Vancouver Island</a> via <a href="/wiki/BC_Ferries" title="BC Ferries">BC Ferries</a>. </p><p>Cortes Island is a tourist destination in the summers, with many people visiting to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and warm weather. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of the <a href="/wiki/Klahoose" title="Klahoose">Klahoose</a> First Nation is located on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The island was named in 1792 during the expedition of <a href="/wiki/Dionisio_Alcal%C3%A1_Galiano" title="Dionisio Alcalá Galiano">Galiano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cayetano_Vald%C3%A9s_y_Flores" title="Cayetano Valdés y Flores">Valdés</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s" title="Hernán Cortés">Hernán Cortés</a>, the Spanish conqueror of <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 46">: 46 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the official Cortes spelling, which appeared on Canadian Hydrographic Service Charts, many of the island's early pioneers anglicized the name and referred to the island as Cortez.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marina Island, just southwest of Cortes Island in <a href="/wiki/Sutil_Channel" title="Sutil Channel">Sutil Channel</a>, was also named by Galiano and Valdes in 1792, in association with Cortes Island, for <a href="/wiki/La_Malinche" title="La Malinche">La Malinche</a>, known as Doña Marina, the <a href="/wiki/Nahuas" title="Nahuas">Nahua</a> woman who was interpreter, adviser, and mistress of Hernando Cortes during his conquest of Mexico. During the late 19th century Admiralty charts showed the name as Mary Island, until the original name was restored in 1906.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 1792 <a href="/wiki/William_Robert_Broughton" title="William Robert Broughton">William Broughton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Menzies" title="Archibald Menzies">Archibald Menzies</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Expedition" title="Vancouver Expedition">Vancouver Expedition</a> landed at the mouth of a stream in Squirrel Cove, on the east side of Cortes Island, to take some refreshment. They were surprised to find the stream salty. They shot some large grouse and saw some deer but could not get near enough to shoot them.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg/220px-Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg/330px-Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg/440px-Cortes_Island_sunrise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Cortes Island sunrise</figcaption></figure> <p>Cortes Island is part of the <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Islands" title="Discovery Islands">Discovery Islands</a> in <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, which lie beyond the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Georgia">Gulf of Georgia</a>, between <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Island" title="Vancouver Island">Vancouver Island</a> and the British Columbia Mainland. It is also considered to be part of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Gulf_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Gulf Islands">Northern Gulf Islands</a>. Cortes lies on the far side of <a href="/wiki/Quadra_Island" title="Quadra Island">Quadra Island</a> from the city of <a href="/wiki/Campbell_River,_British_Columbia" title="Campbell River, British Columbia">Campbell River</a>, separated from Quadra Island by <a href="/wiki/Sutil_Channel" title="Sutil Channel">Sutil Channel</a>. To the northeast of Cortes Island, across <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Channel" title="Lewis Channel">Lewis Channel</a>, is <a href="/wiki/West_Redonda_Island" title="West Redonda Island">West Redonda Island</a>. <a href="/wiki/Desolation_Sound" title="Desolation Sound">Desolation Sound</a> lies to the east of Cortes Island and, beyond that, the upper end of the <a href="/wiki/Malaspina_Peninsula" title="Malaspina Peninsula">Malaspina Peninsula</a>. The island is located roughly halfway between <a href="/wiki/Powell_River,_British_Columbia" title="Powell River, British Columbia">Powell River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Campbell_River,_British_Columbia" title="Campbell River, British Columbia">Campbell River</a>. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Cortes Island (1971–2000) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.7<br />(89.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFB266; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.6<br />(60.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3E00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.5<br />(90.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFF8F2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.4<br />(41.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.0<br />(44.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(48.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.6<br />(54.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAB58; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.6<br />(61.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.3<br />(64.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7<br />(54.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0<br />(46.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5<br />(41.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">13.2<br />(55.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.4<br />(38.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFEFD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.6<br />(40.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF1E3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.5<br />(43.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7<br />(54.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB368; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(59.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(64.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB871; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.8<br />(58.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD8B1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.1<br />(50.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF5EB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.9<br />(42.6) </td> <td style="background: #FAFAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7<br />(38.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4<br />(34.5) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.5<br />(38.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF7EF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6<br />(42.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFE1C3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.8<br />(47.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5<br />(52.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFC081; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.6<br />(56.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFBE7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.8<br />(56.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFD1A4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(52.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4<br />(45.3) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8<br />(38.8) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.8<br />(35.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.1<br />(44.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10.6<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−11<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #C5C5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6.1<br />(21.0) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−1.1<br />(30.0) </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7<br />(35.1) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.8<br />(37.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.0<br />(41.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFE8D1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.8<br />(46.0) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2<br />(36.0) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3.5<br />(25.7) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−11<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−13.9<br />(7.0) </td> <td style="background: #9B9BFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−13.9<br />(7.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #00FC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">172.7<br />(6.80) </td> <td style="background: #25FF25; color:#000000;" class="notheme">133.2<br />(5.24) </td> <td style="background: #51FF51; color:#000000;" class="notheme">116.1<br />(4.57) </td> <td style="background: #73FF73; color:#000000;" class="notheme">90.6<br />(3.57) </td> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.2<br />(2.76) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.1<br />(2.56) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.5<br />(1.99) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.8<br />(2.31) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.7<br />(2.82) </td> <td style="background: #1FFF1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">150.1<br />(5.91) </td> <td style="background: #00B700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">211.9<br />(8.34) </td> <td style="background: #00E600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">187.7<br />(7.39) </td> <td style="background: #50FF50; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,378.6<br />(54.28) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #22FF22; color:#000000;" class="notheme">147.9<br />(5.82) </td> <td style="background: #39FF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">121.0<br />(4.76) </td> <td style="background: #5AFF5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">110.6<br />(4.35) </td> <td style="background: #76FF76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.6<br />(3.49) </td> <td style="background: #96FF96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.2<br />(2.76) </td> <td style="background: #9AFF9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.1<br />(2.56) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">50.5<br />(1.99) </td> <td style="background: #A7FFA7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.8<br />(2.31) </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.7<br />(2.82) </td> <td style="background: #20FF20; color:#000000;" class="notheme">149.6<br />(5.89) </td> <td style="background: #00BF00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">207.0<br />(8.15) </td> <td style="background: #04FF04; color:#000000;" class="notheme">167.8<br />(6.61) </td> <td style="background: #59FF59; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,308.7<br />(51.52) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall cm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #00008C; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(9.8) </td> <td style="background: #3737FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.2<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0<br />(0.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.6<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #B3B3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.9<br />(1.9) </td> <td style="background: #0000D5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.9<br />(7.8) </td> <td style="background: #A6A6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">69.9<br />(27.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #1212FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.2 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3 </td> <td style="background: #2222FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.9 </td> <td style="background: #3333FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.0 </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #3232FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.3 </td> <td style="background: #0000FE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">20.7 </td> <td style="background: #3E3EFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">183.4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #2929FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3 </td> <td style="background: #2727FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.9 </td> <td style="background: #2727FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.5 </td> <td style="background: #3333FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.0 </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.7 </td> <td style="background: #5E5EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.6 </td> <td style="background: #9494FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2 </td> <td style="background: #3232FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000F0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.1 </td> <td style="background: #1A1AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.5 </td> <td style="background: #4545FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">177.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.2 cm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.8 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5 </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.7 </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.46 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FEFEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.08 </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2 </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.6 </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">13.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/Environment_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Environment Canada">Environment Canada</a><sup id="cite_ref-climate1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-climate1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administration">Administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cortes Island is in the Sunshine Coast Forest District and the Vancouver Island Ministry of Environment's Vancouver Island Region. The island is part of the <a href="/wiki/North_Island_(provincial_electoral_district)" title="North Island (provincial electoral district)">North Island Provincial Electoral District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Communities">Communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Communities on the island include <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cortes Bay (page does not exist)">Cortes Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Whaletown" title="Whaletown">Whaletown</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Squirrel_Cove&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Squirrel Cove (page does not exist)">Squirrel Cove</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mansons_Landing,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Mansons Landing, British Columbia">Mansons Landing</a>. Desolation Sound is off the east shore of the island. Forestry, fishing and mining have featured in its history. There is also a campground at <a href="/wiki/Smelt_Bay_Provincial_Park" title="Smelt Bay Provincial Park">Smelt Bay Provincial Park</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/School_District_72_Campbell_River" title="School District 72 Campbell River">Campbell River School District</a> operates the Cortes Elementary / Jr. Secondary school on the island. Until 2010 there was also the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Linnaea_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Linnaea School (page does not exist)">Linnaea School</a>, a non-traditional school which offered a different approach on education. It was closed due to a lack of students and funding. After the ninth grade, students must either switch to <a href="/wiki/Homeschooling" title="Homeschooling">homeschooling</a> or transfer to a school off the island. In addition, a seasonal Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat Station is located in Cortes Bay during the summer.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station is staffed by a coxswain and 2 crewmembers aboard a Zodiac Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg/220px-Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg/330px-Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg/440px-Kayaking_on_Cortes.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3009" data-file-height="3009" /></a><figcaption>A kayaking tour</figcaption></figure> <p>Cortes is known for the wilderness and remote nature of the community. Kayaking is a popular activity around the island, and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Museum_and_Archives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cortes Museum and Archives (page does not exist)">Cortes Museum and Archives</a> hosts the local visitor's centre. Craft markets are held weekly at the Manson's Landing Community Hall, and the Gorge Harbour Marina Resort. </p><p>Hiking through K'was park and Carrington bay are popular activities for tourists visiting the island. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cortes_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-census-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-census_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5924052&Geo2=CD&Code2=5924&Data=Count&SearchText=strathcona&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1">Statistics Canada population figures</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://strathconaregionaldistrict.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?ID=185">"Description of Strathcona Regional District Areas' Boundaries"</a>. 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