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    Gulf Islands

    The Gulf Islands is a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.

    Texada
    Texada

    Paul Hamilton / CC BY-SA 2.0

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    492 landforms

    Overview

    The Gulf Islands is a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands8
    • Minor islands41
    • Islets299
    • Rocks & skerries144

    Major islands

    8
    • Texada Island

      Texada Island

      Area
      302 km²
      High point
      855 m

      Texada Island is a large island located in the Strait of Georgia of British Columbia, Canada. 00 mi2), it is the largest island of the Gulf Islands and the third largest island in the Strait of Georgia after Whidbey Island in Washington and Quadra Island of the Discovery Islands.

    • Saltspring Island

      Saltspring Island

      Area
      185 km²
      High point
      709 m

      Salt Spring Island or Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada, and Vancouver Island.

    • Lasqueti Island

      Lasqueti Island

      Area
      66.5 km²
      High point
      328 m

      Lasqueti Island (US: lə-SKEE-tee) is an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Strait of Georgia within qathet Regional District in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2021, it has a population of 498. A passenger-only ferry connects the island to the community of French Creek, near Parksville.

    • Galiano Island

      Galiano Island

      Area
      58.1 km²
      High point
      300 m

      Galiano Island (Halkomelem: Swiikw) is one of the Southern Gulf Islands located between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

    • Gabriola Island

      Gabriola Island

      Area
      52.6 km²
      High point
      182 m

      Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia (BC), Canada. 1 mi) east of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, to which it is linked by a 20-minute ferry service. 2 sq mi) and a resident population of 4,500.

    • Denman Island

      Denman Island

      Area
      51.6 km²
      High point
      124 m

      Denman Island, (also known as lháytayich in the Comox language, meaning "Inner Island"), is one of the Northern Gulf Islands and part of the Comox Valley Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Islands Trust group of islands and is home to a small community of 1,391 year-round residents.

    • Saturna Island

      Saturna Island

      Area
      32.2 km²
      High point
      402 m

      Saturna Island is a mountainous island, about 31 square kilometres (12 sq mi) in size, in the Southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia, Canada. C. and Vancouver Island, and is the most easterly of the Gulf Islands. It is surrounded on three sides by the Canada–United States border.

    • Pender Island

      Area
      34 km²

      Pender Island (Saanich: st̕ey̕əs) is the collective name for two Southern Gulf Islands located in the Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada. The Pender Islands, consisting of North Pender Island and South Pender Island, have a combined area of approximately 34 km2 (13 sq mi).

    Minor islands

    41

    Rocks & skerries

    144

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 49 of 492; the rest are on the chart.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level500 m1,000 m855 mTexada709 mSaltspring402 mSaturna328 mLasqueti305 mHornby300 mGaliano266 mSouth Pender260 mMayne218 mNorth Pender209 mValdes182 mGabriola156 mSouth Thormanby151 mThetis140 mJedediah
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.11101001,000Texada: 302 km²TexadaSaltspring: 185 km²SaltspringLasqueti: 66.5 km²LasquetiGaliano: 58.1 km²GalianoGabriola: 52.6 km²GabriolaDenman: 51.6 km²DenmanPender: 34 km²PenderSaturna: 32.2 km²SaturnaHornby: 30 km²HornbyNorth Pender: 27.1 km²North PenderValdes: 24.5 km²ValdesMayne: 23.5 km²MayneThetis: 11.3 km²ThetisPenelakut: 9.5 km²PenelakutSouth Pender: 9.1 km²South PenderSouth Thormanby: 6.9 km²South ThormanbyPrevost: 6.7 km²PrevostSavary: 4.9 km²SavaryJedediah: 2.7 km²JedediahMudge: 2.2 km²MudgeSamuel: 2 km²SamuelDe Courcy: 2 km²De CourcyParker: 1.7 km²ParkerNorth Thormanby: 1.6 km²North ThormanbyReid: 0.97 km²ReidRuxton: 0.97 km²RuxtonJervis: 0.96 km²JervisWallace: 0.87 km²WallaceJenkins: 0.75 km²JenkinsBull: 0.72 km²BullProtection: 0.67 km²ProtectionSecretary Islands: 0.6 km²Secretary IslandsPylades: 0.57 km²PyladesTurnagain: 0.38 km²TurnagainGossip: 0.35 km²GossipCurlew: 0.3 km²CurlewUnnamed island: 0.29 km²Unnamed islandLink: 0.27 km²LinkTent: 0.26 km²TentHall: 0.22 km²Hall
    km², log scale
    Texada Island302 km²
    Saltspring Island185 km²
    Lasqueti Island66.5 km²
    Galiano Island58.1 km²
    Gabriola Island52.6 km²
    Denman Island51.6 km²
    Pender Island34 km²
    Saturna Island32.2 km²
    Hornby Island30 km²
    North Pender Island27.1 km²
    Valdes Island24.5 km²
    Mayne Island23.5 km²
    Thetis Island11.3 km²
    Penelakut Island9.5 km²
    South Pender Island9.1 km²
    South Thormanby Island6.9 km²
    Prevost Island6.7 km²
    Savary Island4.9 km²
    Jedediah Island2.7 km²
    Mudge Island2.2 km²
    Samuel Island2 km²
    De Courcy Island2 km²
    Parker Island1.7 km²
    North Thormanby Island1.6 km²
    Reid Island0.97 km²
    Ruxton Island0.97 km²
    Jervis Island0.96 km²
    Wallace Island0.87 km²
    Jenkins Island0.75 km²
    Bull Island0.72 km²
    Protection Island0.67 km²
    Secretary Islands0.6 km²
    Pylades Island0.57 km²
    Turnagain Island0.38 km²
    Gossip Island0.35 km²
    Curlew Island0.3 km²
    Unnamed island0.29 km²
    Link Island0.27 km²
    Tent Island0.26 km²
    Hall Island0.22 km²
    Paul Island0.2 km²
    Rabbit Island0.16 km²
    Boho Island0.15 km²
    Hudson Island0.15 km²
    Dayman Island0.14 km²
    Norway Island0.14 km²
    Finnerty Islands0.13 km²
    Wise Island0.13 km²
    Higgins Island0.12 km²

    Groups within

    3

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs