Bonwick Island
Bonwick Island is an island in the Broughton Archipelago in Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. The archipelago is located on the northeast side of Queen Charlotte Strait and lies northwest of the Village of Alert Bay and immediately to the west of Gilford Island, separated from it by Retreat Pass. Arrow Passage is on the island's northwest, separating it from Mars Island.
On the island's northeast side of the island is Waddington Bay at 50°43′02″N 126°36′55″W / 50.71722°N 126.61528°W, named after entrepreneur Alfred Waddington whose ill-fated attempt to build a wagon road from Bute Inlet to the Cariboo became the flashpoint of the Chilcotin War of 1864. Waddington Harbour at the head of Bute Inlet is also named for him.
South of Waddington Bay is Grebe Cove at 50°42′36″N 126°37′20″W / 50.71000°N 126.62222°W, south of which is Carrie Bay at 50°41′33″N 126°37′43″W / 50.69250°N 126.62861°W.
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