Mitlenatch Island

Mitlenatch Island (49˚57'00" 125˚00'00" N end of the Str of Georgia, just SE of Campbell R). The word is a corruption of a Sliammon First Nation name, Métl’nech, meaning “calm at the end” or “calm back end,” which probably refers to sheltered areas at either end of the island. Mitlenatch is an important nature reserve and the largest seabird colony in the N Str of Georgia, home to significant breeding populations of gulls, cormorants, guillemots, auklets and oystercatchers. While...

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