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Triangle Island Ecological Reserve, named after a researcher who frequented the island and died there in an accident in 1982. Visiting the island requires permits from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, and it is usually frequented only by researchers. It is the westernmost and most remote
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A lighthouse existed on the island from 1909 to 1919 but was abandoned due to severe fog, regular hurricane-force winds, and conditions utterly repellent to human habitation. The island is otherwise uninhabited, aside from a small cabin for research use. In 2004, the lantern room from the lighthouse
51:. The Cassin's auklet population is the world's largest. The island is administratively a part of the Scott Islands Marine Wildlife Area and is more specifically home to the 39:. It is situated approximately 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Vancouver Island and 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from Sartine Island, Triangle Island's nearest neighbour in the 212: 273: 229: 60:, which is off the coast of northern British Columbia. The island takes its name from its triangular appearance on sea navigation charts. 43:
group. The island is notable for being the location of British Columbia's largest seabird colony, hosting such species as the
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is proposing all of the Scott Islands and its adjacent waters be designated as marine national wildlife area under
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Anne Vallee Triangle Island Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement Ministry of Environment
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Access to the island is tightly regulated and requires a permit.
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Triangle Island Seabird Research Station General Information
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Region Museum, though the base remains on Triangle Island.
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hectares
acres
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canada
Scott Islands
Cassin's auklet
tufted puffin
Anne Vallée
Haida Gwaii
Sooke
First Nations
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Canada Wildlife Act
Lanz and Cox Islands Provincial Park







Triangle Island Seabird Research Station General Information
British Columbia Geographical Names
"Triangle Island Lighthouse"
Triangle Island, BC
"Forbidden Island"
"The Scott Islands: a proposed marine national wildlife area"
Environment and Climate Change Canada
50°51′50″N 129°04′55″W / 50.864°N 129.082°W / 50.864; -129.082

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