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| - Ruxton Island (population 10) is one of the six islands in the De Courcy Islands group. It is one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. It is due south-east of DeCourcy Island, being separated by Ruxton Passage. It is home to approximately seven year round cabins and 110 seasonally occupied cabins. The island is composed primarily of sandstone. At the north end is Ruxton Passage, which separates Ruxton Island and De Courcy Island. At the southern end is Whaleboat Passage which separates Ruxton from Pylades. There are approximately 12 km of trails. (en)
- Ruxton Island är en ö i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Cowichan Valley Regional District och provinsen British Columbia, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 3 600 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Arean är 1,00 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Ruxton Island är platt. Öns högsta punkt är 75 meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 1,6 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 1,5 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. (sv)
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| - Ruxton Island (population 10) is one of the six islands in the De Courcy Islands group. It is one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. It is due south-east of DeCourcy Island, being separated by Ruxton Passage. It is home to approximately seven year round cabins and 110 seasonally occupied cabins. The island is composed primarily of sandstone. At the north end is Ruxton Passage, which separates Ruxton Island and De Courcy Island. At the southern end is Whaleboat Passage which separates Ruxton from Pylades. The island is forested with Douglas fir, balsam fir, red cedar, maple, vine maple, arbutus, shore pine, Garry oak, Red Alder and willow trees. There are approximately 12 km of trails. The few mammals that inhabit the island include otters, mink, Douglas squirrels, mice, and a few homo sapiens. The entrance to Herring Bay is marked at the north west corner, and entrance to Herring bay should be made between this marker and the small islet to the east. At low tide, the reef, which dries out at anything except high tide, extends several hundred yards to the south east. The reef continues underwater and is frequently hit by visiting vessels. This islet was recently named "Long Point" in honour of Ted Long, who was resident here for many years. There is a smaller bay located about halfway down the island on the west side, locally known as Nayler Bay, after the Nayler family who sold the island to Frank Ney (former mayor of Nanaimo, B.C.) who in turn developed the island into the current 199 privately owned lots. Typical waterfront properties are roughly 1/2 an acre in size, and the inside lots are roughly 2 acres in size. There is a wetland in the middle of the island which is roughly 10 acres in size. Canada Geese usually nest in this wetland, and many pairs may be seen during their visiting season. Numerous smaller waterfowl inhabit the wetland year round. North Bay and Otter Bay are located at the north and east sides of Ruxton Island respectively. (en)
- Ruxton Island är en ö i Kanada. Den ligger i countyt Cowichan Valley Regional District och provinsen British Columbia, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 3 600 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Arean är 1,00 kvadratkilometer. Terrängen på Ruxton Island är platt. Öns högsta punkt är 75 meter över havet. Den sträcker sig 1,6 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 1,5 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning. Runt Ruxton Island är det glesbefolkat, med 17 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 9 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 22 °C, och den kallaste är december, med 1 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 2 201 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 303 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är juli, med 38 mm nederbörd. (sv)
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