Anvil Island
Lhaxwm (Squamish) | |
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Anvil Island viewed from the south shortly after sunset. | |
Interactive map of Anvil Island | |
| Etymology | Unknown |
| Geography | |
| Location | Howe Sound |
| Coordinates | 49°31′48″N 123°18′32″W / 49.530000°N 123.309000°W |
| Adjacent to | Defence Islands N. Porteau Cove E. Christie Islet S. Gambier Island W. |
| Area | 9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)(Approx.) |
| Area rank | 3rd in Howe Sound |
| Coastline | 14 km (8.7 mi)(Approx.) |
| Highest elevation | 765 m (2510 ft) |
| Highest point | Leading Peak |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Sunshine Coast Regional District | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | ~6 (2025) |
Anvil Island (Squamish: Lhaxwm) is the third-largest of the islands in Howe Sound, British Columbia, Canada, and the northernmost of the major islands in that sound. It is part of West Howe Sound, Electoral Area F within the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) on the Sunshine Coast.
The island offers steep unforgiving terrain from sea to sky, along with diverse ecology in its forests and along the coastline.
It is located northeast of Gambier Island and southwest of Britannia Beach and west of Porteau Cove. The Defence Islands are to its northeast and are Indian reserves of the Squamish Nation. Christie Islet Migratory Bird Sanctuary is south of the island.
Daybreak Point Bible Camp, operates on the southside of the island alongside several private cottages.