Fanny Bay is a small village of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Its latitude is 49° 29' 20" N and its longitude is 124° 48' 40" W.^[1] In 2001, its population was listed as 744.^[2] Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked... Baynes sound is a stretch of water between Denman Island and Vancouver Island, BC. It is an off-shoot of the Georgia Strait that seperates Vancouver Island from the Mainland of British Columbia ... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ...

It is best-known for its fine oysters. The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ...

References

1. ^ Natural Resources Canada
2. ^ BC Stats – Census 2001