Bentinck Island
- For the Burmese island, see Bentinck Kyun. For the Australian island, see South Wellesley Islands.
Bentinck Island (located near Race Rocks) is a Canadian island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It served as a leper colony beginning in 1924, when the federal government shut down D'Arcy Island (also a leprosy colony), as Bentinck Island was closer to medical quarantine facilities,[1] until 1957, when the last person affected by leprosy died.
The Holland America cargo liner Eemdijk ran aground on Race Rocks on 15 October 1925.[2][3] She was refloated on 19 October[4] and beached on Bentinck Island. The tug Hope and her crew of seven were lost trying to salvage the liner.[2]
References
- ↑ "D'Arcy Island Marine Park, Gulf Islands NP, Haro Strait, BC". vancouverisland.com.
- 1 2 "Race Rocks". Canadian Lightkeepers Association. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "Dutch liner seriously ashore". The Times (44094). London. 16 October 1925. col F, p. 25.
- ↑ "Fires in Indian cargoes". The Times (44098). London. 21 October 1925. col C, p. 27.
Coordinates: 48°18′50″N 123°32′38″W / 48.314°N 123.544°W
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