Map showing the location of the Southern Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands is the name collectively given to the islands in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. They are also the name New Zealanders give to the Hauraki Gulf Islands, off the Auckland coast. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (770x669, 288 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gulf Islands Thetis Island User:Qyd/Maps ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (770x669, 288 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gulf Islands Thetis Island User:Qyd/Maps ... Strait of Georgia at sunset The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... 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. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6... A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ...

The name "Gulf Islands" comes from a historical misnomer for the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf of Georgia. Strait of Georgia at sunset The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ...

The Gulf Islands are usually divided into two groups, the southern and northern Gulf Islands. The dividing line is approximately that formed by the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, and the mouth of the Fraser River on the mainland. Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising in the Rocky Mountains near Mount Robson and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ...

Southern Gulf Islands

A view of North Pender Island's shoreline

The southern Gulf Islands form part of an archipelago that stretches to the San Juan Islands in the United States. Image File history File linksMetadata Pender_Island. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Pender_Island. ... The San Juan Islands are a part of the San Juan Archipelago in the northwest corner of the continental United States. ...

The following are among the hundreds of islands and islets located in the Southern Gulf Islands:

The names of the major islands in alphabetical order are:

• Gabriola Island
• Galiano Island
• Kuper Island
• Mayne Island
• North and South Pender Islands
• Saltspring Island
• Saturna Island
• Thetis Island
• Valdes Island

Canada's latest National Park - Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada - was established in 2003 by Parks Canada to protect the area’s unique ecosystem, which is rich with ecologically diverse plants and sea-life including: gnarled Garry oaks, delicate wild lilies, thick kelp beds and magnificent Orca whales. Gabriola Island (49°9′N 123°47′W) is an island on the West coast of British Columbia, Canada between mainland BC and Vancouver Island. ... Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Kuper Island belongs to the Penelakut First Nations Tribe, located in the southern Gulf Islands chain. ... Mayne Island is a rustic 21-square-kilometre island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. ... Pender Island is a small island located in the Strait of Georgia, roughly between the cities of Vancouver and Victoria, in British Columbia. ... Salt Spring Island is the largest, most populated, and most visited of the Gulf Islands chain, named by officers of the Hudsons Bay Company for the cold and briny saltwater springs on the north end of the island. ... Introduction Saturna Island is a mountainous island about 31 square kilometers in size in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. ... Thetis Island (population: 350) is an island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... The Canadian National Parks system encompasses over forty protected areas, including National Parks, National Park Reserves and National Marine Conservation Areas. ... Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is Canadas 40th National Park. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... An ecosystem, a contraction of ecological and system, refers to the collection of components and processes that comprise, and govern the behavior of, some defined subset of the biosphere. ... Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ... u fuck in ua ... Look up life, living in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Binomial name Quercus garryana The Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), also known as Garry Oak, has a range from northern California to British Columbia. ... Families Alariaceae Chordaceae Laminariaceae Lessoniaceae Phyllariaceae Pseudochordaceae Kelp are large seaweeds, belonging to the brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales. ... Binomial name Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 Orca range (in blue) The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is not a whale, but the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). ...

A view west from the Montague Harbour Provincial Park on Galiano Island

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 259 KB) Summary Description: Montague Harbour Provincial Park, Galiano Island Source: self-made Date: 04/16/06 Author: George Frankson Permission: Given for use within the public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 259 KB) Summary Description: Montague Harbour Provincial Park, Galiano Island Source: self-made Date: 04/16/06 Author: George Frankson Permission: Given for use within the public domain Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the... Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Northern Gulf Islands

The names of the separate islands in alphabetical order are:

• Denman Island
• Hornby Island
• Lasqueti Island
• Texada Island

Cortes Island, and Quadra Island are sometimes considered part of the Gulf Islands, but as they are not in the Georgia Strait they are more properly considered part of the Discovery Islands. Denman Island is a Northern Gulf Island in the Comox Valley of British Columbia, Canada, with a small community of approximatly 1000 residents. ... Hornby Island is a Northern Gulf Island in the Comox Valley of British Columbia, Canada, with a small community of approximatly 900 residents distributed across the island. ... Lasqueti Island is an island off the coast of East Vancouver Island. ... Texada Island is located about 8 km southwest from the city of Powell River on British Columbias Sunshine Coast. ... Cortes Island is one of the series of Discovery Islands in British Columbia, Canada. ... Quadra Island is a small island community off of the Eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... The Discovery Islands are the islands in the Discovery Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland in British Columbia. ...

Ecology

British Columbia's Gulf Islands are home to one of the last remaining pockets of Garry oak ecosystems. Only about five percent of Garry oak ecosystems remain in their natural state, landing 91 of the approximately 350 species it supports on the province's list of species at risk. This unique Mediterranean-like climate is an ideal growing environment for Garry oak ecosystems — home to more plant species, such as the camas, than any other terrestrial ecosystem in coastal B.C. and one of Canada's most at-risk natural habitats. Today, Garry oak meadows exist in the shallow and exposed soil of valleys, rocky foothills and southern slopes — areas that weren't appealing to settlers for agriculture or development more than 150 years ago. The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team (GOERT) , a partnership of a number of governmental and non-governmental agencies that comprise 22 individuals, was established in 1999 after the delegates of the First International Garry Oak Ecosystem Symposium met in Victoria, B.C. and declared the ecosystem endangered. Since then, GOERT has been working to motivate public and private restoration of the rare ecosystem and promote conservation activities. (Source: Canadian Geographic Online) Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6... Binomial name Quercus garryana The Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), also known as Garry Oak, has a range from northern California to British Columbia. ... Binomial name Quercus garryana The Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), also known as Garry Oak, has a range from northern California to British Columbia. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Species See text Camassia is a genus that historically used to belong to the lily family (Liliaceae), the Scilloideae family, or the Hyacinthinaceae family. ... BC may stand for: Before Christ (see Anno Domini) : an abbreviation used to refer to a year before the beginning of the year count that starts with the supposed year of the birth of Jesus. ... A habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular organism usually lives or grows. ... Binomial name Quercus garryana The Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana), also known as Garry Oak, has a range from northern California to British Columbia. ... SOiL is a five-piece aggressive rock/Nu Metal band from Chicago, formed in 1997 by ex-members of renowned death metal acts Broken Hope and Oppressor. ... This article is about the physical-geographic term. ... Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in hilly areas at the base of a mountain range. ... In mathematics, the slope (or gradient, especially where three or more dimensions are discussed) of a straight line (within a Cartesian coordinate system) is a measure for the steepness of said line. ... Settlers are people who have travelled of their own choice, from the land of their birth to live in new lands or colonies. ... Subdivision is the act of dividing up land into smaller pieces that are easier to sell, usually via a plat. ... Victoria is a Canadian city, and the provincial capital of British Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6... An ecosystem, a contraction of ecological and system, refers to the collection of components and processes that comprise, and govern the behavior of, some defined subset of the biosphere. ... An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. ... Conservation may refer to the following: Conservation ethic in relation to preserving ecosystems Conservationist Conservation movement Conservation ecology Conservation biology Energy conservation in reducing non-renewable energy consumption Conservation law of physics Conservation of energy Conservation of mass Conservation (genetics) in genetics Conservation (botany) in botanical nomenclature Conservation (psychology) in...

See also

• List of Canadian national parks

The Canadian National Parks system is run by Parks Canada, which also runs Canadas National Historic Sites. ...

External links

• The Gulf Islands Guide
• Gulf Islands National Park Reserve — Parks Canada
• Come to the Islands Canadian Geographic Special Feature on B.C.'s Gulf Islands