Gulf Islands

The Gulf Islands is the name collectively given to the islands in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada.

The name "Gulf Islands" comes from a historical misnomer for the Strait, the Gulf of Georgia.

The Gulf Islands are usually divided into two groups, the southern and northern Gulf Islands. The dividing line is approximately that formed by the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, and the mouth of the Fraser River on the mainland.

Southern Gulf Islands

The southern Gulf Islands form part of an archipelago that stretches to the San Juan Islands in the United States.

The following are among the hundreds of islands and islets located in the Southern Gulf Islands:

The names of the major islands in alphabetical order are: Bowen Island, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Kuper Island, Mayne Island, North and South Pender Islands, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Thetis Island, Cortes Island, Denman Island, Hornby Island, Lasqueti Island, Quadra Island, Capital Regional District |- | align="center" style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2" | Municipalities: Central Saanich | Colwood | Esquimalt | Highlands | Langford | Metchosin | North Saanich | Oak Bay | Saanich | Sidney | Sooke | Victoria | Juan de Fuca, British Columbia | Southern Gulf Islands | Saltspring Island |}