Annacis Island

A map of Annacis Island (red) with the rest of Delta (pink) and Metro Vancouver (green)

Annacis Island (South)

Annacis Island is an island located in the South Arm of the Fraser River in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. The island is now mostly industrial, and it contains one of the Metro Vancouver's secondary wastewater treatment plants. Juxtaposed amongst the industrial factories, a large rabbit population once called this island home; they have since been culled.^{[citation needed]}

The island is accessible by bicycle from either sidewalk of the Alex Fraser bridge to the South. From the North there is a zig-zag sidewalk access to the Hwy 91 bridge- at the West end of Queensborough. The Highway 91 travels through the island and connects it to Lulu Island to the north and North Delta to the south. The island is the northern landing of the Alex Fraser Bridge, part of Highway 91. At the eastern end of the island is the Derwent Way Bridge which also connects the island to Queensborough.

The wider part of the Fraser River south of the island is known as Annieville Channel (upstream) and City Reach (downstream), while the more narrow channel north of the island is Annacis Channel.^[1][2] The eastern (upstream) tip of the island is known as Shoal Point, and the western (downstream) tip as Purfleet Point.^[2]

Origin of the name

The island's name is derived from "Annance's Island," named for François Annance, a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, who travelled with Chief Factor James McMillan to found Fort Langley in 1827.^[3][4]

References

Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 122°56′59″W / 49.1666667°N 122.94972°W / 49.1666667; -122.94972

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