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The island was known as "Chuan" or "Chouan" Island in 1854, but it was also called "Salt Spring" as early as 1855, because of the island's salt springs. [19]In 1859, it was officially named "Admiralty Island" in honour of Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert Baynes by surveyor Captain Richards, who named various points of the island in honour of the Rear-Admiral and his flagship, HMS Ganges. [19]
Mount Maxwell Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada.It is located on Burgoyne Bay and the Sansum Narrows on the western shores of Saltspring Island.
Briony Penn (born October 16, 1960, Saanich, British Columbia) is a Canadian author and environmental activist [1] who received international attention when she protested logging on Salt Spring Island by riding horseback through downtown Vancouver while nearly nude and dressed as Lady Godiva.
As Hurricane Milton heads toward Florida, live stream cameras along Florida beaches could capture the storm’s arrival and impacts along the Gulf Coast and in the Florida Keys.
Burgoyne Bay. Burgoyne Bay (Halkomelem: Xwaaqw'um) is located at the southern end of Saltspring Island in British Columbia, Canada.The shores of the bay are part of the Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve.
Ruckle Provincial Park is a provincial park on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. It has the largest provincial campground on the Gulf Islands . Partly protected by the park is a historic sheep farm founded by the Ruckle family.
Salt spring, Salt Spring or Salt Springs may refer to: Places. Canada. Salt Spring Island, British Columbia; an island; Salt Spring Island Electoral Area ...
Salt Spring was a water source for the native people of the surrounding desert. From 1829 it was a water hole and stopping place established by Antonio Armijo on the Old Spanish Trail between Nuevo Mexico and Alta California. [1]: 99 In 1849 the spring became a stop for wagons traveling along the Mormon Road between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.