Bentinck Island
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| Provinces | British Columbia |
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| ID | 3034282 |
About Bentinck Island
Bentinck Island is a Canadian island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It served as a leper colony beginning in 1924, when the federal government shut down D'Arcy Island, as Bentinck Island was closer to medical quarantine facilities, until 1957, when the last person affected by leprosy died.