2 November 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment
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View from Baynes Peak on Saltspring Island © Michal Klajban/cc-by-sa-4.0
The Gulf Islands is a group of
islands in the
Salish Sea between
Vancouver Island and the
mainland coast of
British Columbia. The name “Gulf Islands” comes from “
Gulf of Georgia“, the original term used by
George Vancouver in his mapping of the southern part of the archipelago and which before the
San Juan Island dispute also was taken to include what have since been called the
San Juan Islands. While geopolitically divided, the San Juan Islands and Gulf Islands geologically form part of the larger Gulf Archipelago.
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