Stephens Island (British Columbia)
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This article is about the island in Canada. For the other places in Australia, see Phillip Island (Norfolk Island) and Phillip Island.
Stephens Island is an island on the British Columbia Coast, Canaded in the Hecate Strait to the northwest of Porcher Island and to the southwest of the city of Prince Rupert.[1] Its main geographic feature is Mount Stephens, at 432 m (1417 feet),[2] on the island's southeast end at 54°07′39″N 130°40′15″W.[3] To its northwest is Congreve Hill, at 150 m (492 feet),[4] at 54°09′29″N 130°42′31″W.
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Coordinates | 54°09′28″N 130°43′54″W[1] |
Area | 14,000 ha (35,000 acres) |
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The island was named by Captain Vancouver in honour of Sir Philip Stephens, secretary to the Admiralty from 1763 to 1795.[5]: 255
The Early Cretaceous Stephens Island pluton dates to the Albian era (102±8 Ma).[6]