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Hornby Island lies in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, southeast of the island community of Courtenay . It is a wooded island with a shoreline of sandbanks and rock shelves.
Hornby Island lies in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, southeast of the island community of Courtenay. It is a wooded island with a shoreline of sandbanks and rock shelves. Whaling was carried out in the 19th century from a shore station on the east coast; today it is a busy recreation area. Sandstone ledges along the shore show good examples of Indian petroglyphs. The name refers to Rear-Admiral G.T. Phipps Hornby, commander of the Pacific Station from 1847-51.
