Hornby Island

Summary

Hornby Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hornby Island is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Hornby Island is located in Comox Valley Regional District^[4].
• Hornby Island is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Hornby Island is on the body of water Strait of Georgia^[6].
• Hornby Island's image is recorded as Hornby-Island.jpg^[7].
• Hornby Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Hornby Island's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[9].
• Geoffrey Hornby is named after Hornby Island^[10].
• Hornby Island's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86006064^[11].
• Hornby Island's part of is recorded as Gulf Islands^[12].
• Hornby Island's Commons category is recorded as Hornby Island^[13].
• Hornby Island's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5825282^[14].
• Hornby Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.523333, 'lon': -124.664167}^[15].
• Hornby Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06qtz7^[16].
• Hornby Island's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Gulf Islands^[17].
• Hornby Island's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as JBGPW^[18].
• Hornby Island's CGNDB unique ID is recorded as JBGPU^[19].
• Hornby Island's page banner is recorded as Hornby Island banner Tribune Bay Beach.jpg^[20].
• Hornby Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1074'}^[21].
• Hornby Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5976997^[22].
• Hornby Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}^[23].
• Hornby Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29.97'}^[24].
• Hornby Island's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[25].
• Hornby Island's BC Geographical Names ID is recorded as 18342^[26].
• Hornby Island's Canadian Encyclopedia article ID is recorded as hornby-island^[27].

Body

Geography

Hornby Island is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include British Columbia^[3], a province of Canada^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1871^[30] and Comox Valley Regional District^[4], a regional district in British Columbia^[31], in Canada^[32]. It is on the body of water Strait of Georgia^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Gulf Islands^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Hornby Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29.97'}^[24]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}^[23]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+1074'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8] and human settlement^[9].

History and Context

Geoffrey Hornby is named after Hornby Island^[10].

Why It Matters

Hornby Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]