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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]
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 . The bay branches off from Sansum Narrows , which separates Saltspring from Vancouver Island .
It was established in 1938 for the views afforded from Baynes Peak, the highest point on the mountain, [2] which encompass Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and mainland British Columbia. It has an area of 231 hectares, but is adjoined by the Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve to the west, and Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park to the south, creating ...
As Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida, several live stream cameras along Florida beaches are set to capture the major storm’s impacts along the Gulf Coast.
The Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island has a new webcam and will use it to share views of sunrises and sunsets from its front lawn. Here's the link: WMVision - LIVE Streaming (wetmet.net)
The pair of great horned owls who have unwittingly become stars on a Hilton Head webcam with their newly hatched owlets now have names: Bayley and Joshua. The Hilton Head Island Land Trust, ...
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Long Harbour is an inlet on the east side of Salt Spring Island. [1] It hosts a ferry terminal which connects directly to the Lower Mainland via Tsawwassen, British Columbia as well as some of the other southern Gulf Islands. There are several small islets in its waters, including Clamshell Islet, which is covered with numerous prickly pear cacti.