Aristazabal Island
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Aristazabal Island (French: île Aristizabal) is an island situated south west of Princess Royal Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has an area of 420 square kilometres (160 sq mi).[1] It was named on August 30, 1792 by Lieutenant Commander Jacinto Caamaño of the Spanish corvette Aranzazu[2] for Spanish captain Gabriel de Aristazábal, one of the most noted Spanish commanders of the time.[3] It was misspelled "Aristizable" on a chart owned by English explorer George Vancouver.[4]
