Gulf Islands
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The Gulf Islands is a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.
View from Baynes Peak on Salt Spring Island
Arbutus trees and sandstone beaches are common in the Gulf Islands.
Grove positioned on a downward slope, creating a natural drainage system.
Salish Sea
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The Salish Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.
The Salish Sea, showing the open Pacific Ocean at lower left, and from there, heading inland: the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the narrow Puget Sound at lower right, and the wide Strait of Georgia at upper center. Sediment from the Fraser River shows as a greenish plume in the Strait of Georgia.
Sunlight reflects off the Salish Sea as seen from the ISS on April 11, 2020
The Salish Sea with the Olympic Peninsula in the background
Forested islets and skerries of the Southern Gulf Islands