Fort Rupert

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Fort Rupert

Coordinates50.69°, -127.41°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fort Rupert is the site of a former Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fort on the east coast near the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The unincorporated community on Beaver Harbour is about 11 kilometres (7 mi) by road southeast of Port Hardy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Seen 2026-09-25

Surfbird

Calidris virgata

Seen 2026-09-25

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Seen 2026-09-25

Black Turnstone

Arenaria melanocephala

Seen 2026-09-25

Common Loon

Gavia immer

Seen 2026-09-25

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Seen 2026-09-22

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-22

Opalescent Inshore Squid

Doryteuthis opalescens

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).