Saltspring Island

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 Country: Canada

Province: British Columbia

Land: 182.7 km2

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

The island was known as "Chuan" or "Chouan" Island in 1854, but it was also called "Saltspring" as early as 1855, in honor of the island's salt springs. In 1859, it was officially named "Admiralty Island" in honor of Rear-Admiral Robert Lambert Baynes by surveyor Captain Richards.

The island is part of the Southern Gulf Islands. It is the largest, the most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands. 

The island was initially inhabited by various Salishan peoples before being settled by pioneers in 1859, at which time it was officially called Admiral Island.