Telegraph Cove

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Telegraph Cove

Coordinates50.55°, -126.83°

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

Overview

Telegraph Cove is a community of about 20 inhabitants, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, located approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) northwest of Campbell River. It is a former milling and cannery village that has become a launch point for eco-tourism. It is three kilometers southeast of Beaver Cove.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Tony Hunt

Canadian artist (1942–2017)

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Carlton Ogawa

Canadian rower (1934–2006)

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Spencer O'Brien

snowboarder

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Doug Cranmer

Canadian artist (1927-2006)

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Ellen Neel

Kwakwaka'wakw carver (1916–1966)

Richard Hunt

Kwakwaka'wakw artist (born 1951)

Beau Dick

Kwakwaka'wakw woodcarver and chief from Canada (1955–2017)

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John Stackhouse

Canadian-born New Zealand artist (1915–2002)

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Sky Glabush

Canadian artist

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Kevin Cranmer

Namgis Kwakwaka'wakw (Nemquic)/Mamalilikulla Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) carver, wood carver, printmaker (born 1967)

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Sean Whonnock

Kwakwaka'wakw artist working in wood, canvas, stone, and precious metals (born 1966)

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Eugene Isaac

Kwakwaka'wakw artist in what is known as Canada (born 1958)

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Bruce Alfred

Kwakwaka'wakw artist in what is known as Canada (born 1960)

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Rande Cook

Kwa’kwa’ka’wakw multi-media artist (born 1977)

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Fah Ambers

Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) artist (1955-2012)

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William Wadsen

Namgis Kwakwaka'wakw (Nemquic) artist and performer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Alert Bay
  4.9 mi away · pop. 445
• Sointula
  10.1 mi away · pop. 576
• Sullivan Bay
  23.3 mi away
• Woss
  25.5 mi away · pop. 235
• Fort Rupert
  27.3 mi away
• Coal Harbour
  33.2 mi away · pop. 180
• Quatsino
  35.3 mi away
• Fair Harbour
  35.9 mi away
• Kelsey Bay
  39.4 mi away
• Kyuquot
  43.1 mi away · pop. 200
• Houpsitas
  43.1 mi away
• Holberg
  52.4 mi away · pop. 51

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-16

Northern Flying Squirrel

Glaucomys sabrinus

Seen 2026-09-12

Egg-yolk Jelly

Phacellophora camtschatica

Seen 2026-09-12

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-12

Striped Sun Star

Solaster stimpsoni

Seen 2026-09-11

Painted Anemone

Urticina grebelnyi

Seen 2026-09-11

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

Seen 2026-09-09

Northern Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris kenyoni

Seen 2026-09-07

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