Hurricane Island

Hurricane Island (51˚51'06" 128˚11'55" Off SW Hunter I, S of Bella Bella). The single-seat Hawker Hurricane evolved in the late 1930s to become one of Britain’s most successful WWII fighter aircraft. About 14,000 were built, including 1,400 produced in Canada by the Canada Car & Foundry Co. Regional hydrographer Henri Parizeau, wishing to create a patriotic aviation theme for islands in the Queens Sd area, named Hurricane I in 1944 along with several of its neighbours: Mosquito Its,...

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