Hernando Island is one of the Discovery Islands near Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Along with the nearby Cortes Island, it was presumably named in 1792 by Valdés and Galiano after Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror of Mexico.[2]^: 240

Hernando Island

Hernando Island, seen from air
Location of Hernando Island (bottom right)
Geography
Location	Salish Sea
Coordinates	49°59′N 124°55′W
Archipelago	Discovery Islands
Total islands	1
Administration
Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	qathet

A narrow gauge^[which?] logging railway operated there in the 1920s. The island is now mostly privately owned by a consortium of larger landowners. In the 1960s the entire island was valued at $55,000.

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[fr] Île Hernando