Hornby Island Feature

Island - Land area surrounded by water or marsh. W side of Strait of Georgia, E of Denman Island, Nanaimo Land District

Mapped Location

Hornby Island: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Hornby Island

  • Feature Type: Feature

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Hornby Island

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Hornby Island Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Hornby Island

References to Hornby Island that document the origin of its place name

Decision on 92F/7. Previously adopted in 18th Report, 1924; and also July 10, 1923 on OBF 0784 on 92F.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa  |  Province of British Columbia

Named after Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, RN, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station, 1847-51.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973.  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2026-10-14