Sonora Island

Sonora Island (50˚22'00" 125˚15'00" N of Quadra I and Campbell R, SE of E Thurlow I), Sonora Point (50˚26'00" 125˚19'00" NW end of Sonora I). Sonora I, Maurelle I and Quadra I were all considered by early explorers to be part of one large feature, originally known as Valdes (or Valdez) I, and did not receive their current names until 1903. When it was realized, in the 1870s, that there were three islands, they were called the Valdes Is or Valdes Group. Sonora I was named after the Spanish...

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