Belle Chain Islets

Not to be confused with the Chain Islets'

The Belle Chain Islets, originally simply the Belle Chain are a group of small islands off the north end of Saturna Island on the west side of the Strait of Georgia^[1] on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. The Belle Chain Islets are part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and are Authorized Access Only except for Lot 65 (Little Samuel Island) which is available for day use by boaters and kayakers.^[2]

Name origin

The islets are believed to have been named c. 1860 for Isabel ("Belle"), youngest daughter of Captain Jeremiah Nagle, then Harbourmaster for Vancouver Island. They may also have been named after a Mr. Belle, a crewman with the Wilkes Expedition in 1841.^[1]

References

External links

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Coordinates: 48°49′30″N 123°11′5″W / 48.82500°N 123.18472°W / 48.82500; -123.18472

The Gulf Islands of British Columbia

Howe Sound Islands	Anvil Bowen Defence Islands Hutt Bowyer Gambier Keats Passage

Northern Gulf Islands (major)	Cortes Denman Hornby Lasqueti Quadra Savary Texada Nelson

Northern Gulf Islands (minor)	Jedediah Mitlenatch Musket

Southern Gulf Islands (major)	Gabriola Galiano Penelakut Mayne North and South Pender Saltspring Saturna Thetis Valdes

Southern Gulf Islands (minor)	Belle Chain Islets Chain Islets Chatham Islands D'Arcy Dayman De Courcy Discovery James Jemmy Jones Moresby Mudge Newcastle North Secretary Parker Piers Portland Prevost Protection Ruxton Sidney Skull Trial Islands Wallace

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