Saltspring Island
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| Waters | Pacific Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Gulf Islands | |
| Geographical location | 48 ° 48 ′ N , 123 ° 28 ′ W | |
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| length | 29 km | |
| width | 14 km | |
| surface | 183.03 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Mount Bruce 704 m |
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| Residents | 10,234 (2011) 56 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Ganges | |
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Saltspring Island is an island in the Canadian province of British Columbia in the Pacific Ocean . The Ganges settlement is the center of the island and offers numerous shopping opportunities for the smaller islands in the area. The island is about 29 km long and up to 14 km wide.
Demographics
The 2011 census showed a population of 10,234 for the island. The population of the settlement increased by 6.2% compared to the 2006 census of 384 inhabitants, while the population in the province of British Columbia grew by 7.0% at the same time.
history
The name of the island has changed countless times over the years. Even before the arrival of European explorers, there were different names for the island. In the language of the First Nations of the Saanich people , the island was called Cuan , which can be translated to any end and refers to the shape of the island ends . The Cowichan called the island in their language Klaathem , which translates as salt .
In a map that was created during the reign of Governor James Douglas (1851–1855), the name Chuan Island is found . This name goes back to another dialect of the Cowichan.
However, as early as 1855 the Hudson's Bay Company created a new map. The name Saltspring Island appeared on this for the first time . However, this name did not last long. In 1859 the island was mapped again under a different name, this time under Admiral Island , in honor of the commander of the British Royal Navy's Pacific Station . This name lasted until 1905. In the official map of the Geographic Board of Canada from the year the name was changed back to Saltspring Island .
traffic
The sea airport ( IATA airport code : YGG, ICAO code : -, Transport Canada Identifier: CAX6), located southwest of the Ganges settlement, connects the island by air with localities in the rest of the province.
The island can be reached by ferry from Vancouver Island from the Osborne Bay Ferry Terminal at Crofton , via the Vesuvio Ferry Terminal and from the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal at Sidney , via the Fulford Harbor Ferry Terminal or via the Southern Gulf Islands via the Long Harbor Ferry Terminal and from the mainland Reach Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal via Long Harbor Ferry Terminal.
Personalities
- Randy Bachman - rock musician
- Nick Bantock - writer and artist
- Robert Bateman - painter
- Arthur Black - humorist
- Brian Brett - poet and writer
- Bill Henderson - singer
- Dan Jason - organic writer and advocate
- Sky Lee - writer
- Tara MacLean - singer
- Harry Manx - musician and singer
- Stuart Margolin - actor and director
- James Monger - geologist
- Simon Millerd - jazz musician
- Ellen Page - actress
- Valdy - singer
- Phyllis Webb - poet and executive producer
- Simon Whitfield - Olympic gold medalist in triathlon
literature
- Beatrice Hamilton: Salt Spring Island. Mitchell, Vancouver 1969.
- Beth Hill et al. a .: Times Past: Salt Spring Island Houses and History Before the Turn of the Century. Salt Spring Island Historical Society, Ganges 1983.
- Charles Irby: Black Settlers on Salt Spring Island in the Nineteenth Century. Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis 1974, pp. 35-44.
- Derek Reimer: The Gulf Islanders. Aural History Program, Victoria 1976.
- Ruth Sandwell: Reading the Land: Land Policy and the Practice of Settlement, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, 1859-1891. Dissertation. University of Victoria.
- Ruth W. Sandwell: Contesting Rural Space: Land Policy And Practices Of Resettlement on Saltspring Island 1859-1891. McGill-Queen's Press 2005, ISBN 0-7735-2859-8 .
Web links
- Saltspring Island . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Saltspring Island Trust Area (Part A). Census 2011. Statistics Canada , November 2, 2012, accessed November 26, 2012 .
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia. Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park (BC) 2009, ISBN 978-1550174847 , pp. 520-521.