The Gulf Islands is a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia. The name "Gulf Islands" comes...
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location across the Gulf Islands and Saanich Peninsula in the Vancouver Island region. More than 21 percent of Saanich—Gulf Islands' residents are immigrants...
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docks. Some of the islands in the Persian Gulf are artificially constructed islands. The artificial islands often serve as tourist resorts, housing developments...
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Several islands, including Isla Coronados, are home to volcanoes. The Colorado River Delta contains several islands, such as Isla Montague. The gulf has more...
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The Saronic Islands or Argo-Saronic Islands is an archipelago in Greece, named after the Saronic Gulf in which they are located, just off the Greek mainland...
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Liberia. Null Island, defined as the intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude), is in the gulf. Among the many...
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Motutapu Island by a causeway. The islands are separated from the mainland by the Tamaki Strait and Rangitoto Channel. Other islands in the gulf include...
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addition of artificial islands for tourist attractions, such as The World Islands in Dubai and The Pearl Island in Doha. Persian Gulf islands are often also historically...
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Gulf Islands National Seashore is an American National seashore that offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along...
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Archipelago (redirect from Group of islands)
an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Archipelagos...
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Capital Regional District (redirect from Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area)
administrative district encompassing the southern tip of Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The CRD is...
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The Gulf Islands are islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. Gulf Islands may also refer to: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve...
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Gulf Islands National Park Reserve is a national park located on and around the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada. In the National Parks System...
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Quadra islands are often categorized as part of the Northern Gulf Islands. Edgecombe Island Grant Island Merry Island Nelson Island Thormanby Islands Pasley...
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is the southernmost of the Gulf Islands and is included in its entirety in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. The island was used as a leper colony...
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Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS) is a grade 8 to 12 public school in School District 64 Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on...
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Geography of Croatia "Kvarner, a gulf filled with islands". Itinari. 24 July 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021. "Kvarner islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife...
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the Gulf Islands to be settled and the first agricultural settlement on the islands in the Colony of Vancouver Island, as well as the first island in the...
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of islands of Canada. Islands and island groups in the Arctic Archipelago include (all islands in Nunavut unless noted): The Queen Elizabeth Islands consist...
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The Hawar Islands (Arabic: جزر حوار; transliterated: Juzur Ḥawār) are an archipelago of desert islands; all but one are owned by Bahrain, while the southern...
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Strait of Georgia (redirect from Gulf of Georgia)
each end of the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands in the south, and the Discovery Islands in the north. The main channels to the...
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Gulf Island Fabrication is an American manufacturer of specialized structures and marine vessels used in the energy sector. The company builds offshore...
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Cenchreae used to be situated here. The gulf includes the islands of Aegina, Salamis, and Poros along with smaller islands of Patroklos and Fleves. The port...
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system. The Gulf of Georgia Culture Area encompasses the San Juan and Gulf Islands, which share many archaeological similarities. These islands were home...
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Pender Island (Saanich: st̕ey̕əs) is the collective name for two Southern Gulf Islands located in the Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada. The Pender...
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Island is one of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, located on the west side of Swanson Channel and east of the southern end of Saltspring Island....
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in Gulf Islands National Seashore and is supervised by the National Park Service. To the south of Highway 98 is a visitor center for the Gulf Islands National...
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Curlew Island is a small island in the southern Gulf Islands, located in the Strait of Georgia between Mayne Island and Samuel Island in British Columbia...
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entrance to the gulf is the island Spetses. This gulf and its islands are sometimes combined with the Saronic Gulf and Saronic Islands, with the result...
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bordering on the Atlantic. For reference, islands in gulfs and seas are included in a separate section. Oceanic islands are formed by seamounts rising from...
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