Thetis Island

Canada / British Columbia / Chemainus /
The island was named in 1851 after HMS Thetis, a 36-gun Royal Navy frigate commanded by Captain Augustus Leopold Kuper (after whom Kuper Island is named). Thetis was first settled in 1874 but permanent settlement took hold in the 1890s and 1900s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetis_Island
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Coordinates:   48°59'44"N   123°40'52"W

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  • I got shit faced in the island pub, sang "Great Balls of Fire" with Bryan Adam's Piano player, zoomed around in a storm, and then there was Darcy...
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