South Pender Island

South Pender Island (48˚45'00" 123˚13'00" One of the main Gulf Is). Named after RN hydrographer Daniel Pender; see Pender Canal for biographical details. N and S Pender islands were once connected by a narrow neck (called Indian Portage), and the combined land mass was known as Pender I. A canal was cut in 1903 (though a reconnecting bridge was not built until 1955). S Pender, which at 9 sq km is much smaller than N Pender, has always been less populous. In 1863, in the days before...

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