Kirkland Island, also known as Rose-Kirkland Island, is located within the municipality of Richmond, British Columbia and is part of a small alluvial archipelago known as the located within the of the South Arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost island of the group and lies between Richmond on Lulu Island in the north and Delta and Ladner town centre in the south. Since 2008, Kirkland Island has been noted for the ongoing presence of disarticulated human feet, most recently in February 2016.
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| - Kirkland Island är en ö i Kanada. Den ligger i provinsen British Columbia, i den södra delen av landet, 3 500 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Trakten runt Kirkland Island består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Runt Kirkland Island är det tätbefolkat, med 442 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 10 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 22 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 0 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 2 197 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 297 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juli, med 42 mm nederbörd. (sv)
- Kirkland Island, also known as Rose-Kirkland Island, is located within the municipality of Richmond, British Columbia and is part of a small alluvial archipelago known as the located within the of the South Arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost island of the group and lies between Richmond on Lulu Island in the north and Delta and Ladner town centre in the south. Since 2008, Kirkland Island has been noted for the ongoing presence of disarticulated human feet, most recently in February 2016. (en)
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| - Kirkland Island, also known as Rose-Kirkland Island, is located within the municipality of Richmond, British Columbia and is part of a small alluvial archipelago known as the located within the of the South Arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It is the northernmost island of the group and lies between Richmond on Lulu Island in the north and Delta and Ladner town centre in the south. The island is predominantly alluvial in nature and is approximately 1.5 miles long. It is separated from Rose Island to the south by a narrow tidal channel; they are sometimes collectively referred to as Rose-Kirkland Island. It is uninhabited and is under the management of the Kirkland Island Waterfowl Society, which does not allow public access. The entire archipelago, comprising Kirkland, Woodward, Barber, Duck, Rose, Gunn and Williamson Islands, falls within the Agricultural Land Reserve and is under the administration of the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, designated as the . Since 2008, Kirkland Island has been noted for the ongoing presence of disarticulated human feet, most recently in February 2016. In February, 2009, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) announced completion of an intertidal enhancement project increasing fish habitat at Rose-Kirkland Island. PMV contributed $1.5 million as part of a multi-year plan to offset loss of wildlife habitat from the development of the (DP3). The Rose-Kirkland Island project included breaching Fraser River dikes to create an intertidal environment; raising the elevation of a kilometre of dike to mitigate flooding of the fields on the island; excavating the pool area to facilitate tidal flushing; and upgrading 250 metres of rock riprap along the foreshore to protect against erosion due to waves caused by Fraser River boat traffic. (en)
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