Bramham Island facts for kids

Bramham Island is a cool island located in a beautiful part of British Columbia, Canada. It sits right at the northern entrance of the Queen Charlotte Strait. Imagine it as a gateway to a maze of waterways that go deep inland, like Seymour Inlet and Belize Inlet.

This island is about 23 square kilometers in size, which is roughly the size of 2,300 football fields! It has mostly gentle, low-lying hills and is dotted with several pretty freshwater lakes.

A long time ago, there was even a post office named Bramham Island near here, but no one has lived at that exact spot since 1923.

Where Did Bramham Island Get Its Name?

Have you ever wondered how places get their names? Bramham Island was named around 1866 by a brave sailor named Captain Pender from the Royal Navy. He named it after a famous place in England called Bramham Park. This park was the home of a person named George Lane-Fox.

Captain Pender also named other nearby places, like Slingsby Channel and the Fox Islands, keeping a theme related to Bramham Park. It’s like he was bringing a piece of England to the Canadian coast!