Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park
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Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
located on southwestern Saltspring Island
near Fulford Harbour
and facing northwest to Sansum Narrows
, which is the channel between Saltspring and Vancouver Island
. It is 334 hectares in size and was established via private land acquisition. Mount Maxwell Provincial Park
lies adjacent, to the north. Burgoyne Bay
was named in 1859 by Captain Richards
for Commander Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
VC, an officer aboard HMS Ganges.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
located on southwestern Saltspring Island
Saltspring Island
Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada and Vancouver Island. It is the largest, the most populous, and the most frequently visited of the Gulf Islands...
near Fulford Harbour
Fulford Harbour, British Columbia
Fulford Harbour is a residential community on the southeast side of Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, located near the island's southern end...
and facing northwest to Sansum Narrows
Sansum Narrows
Sansum Narrows is a strait or channel between Vancouver Island and Saltspring Island in the Southern Gulf Islands region of British Columbia, Canada. It is crossed by a BC Ferries route from Crofton to Vesuvius Bay on the northwestern shore of Saltspring...
, which is the channel between Saltspring and Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. It is 334 hectares in size and was established via private land acquisition. Mount Maxwell Provincial Park
Mount Maxwell Provincial Park
Mount Maxwell Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Burgoyne Bay and the Sansum Narrows on the western shores of Saltspring Island. Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park is adjacent to the south....
lies adjacent, to the north. Burgoyne Bay
Burgoyne Bay
Burgoyne Bay is located at the southern end of Saltspring Island in British Columbia, Canada. The shores of the bay are part of the Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve. The bay is a sidewater of Sansum Narrows, which separates Saltspring from Vancouver Island....
was named in 1859 by Captain Richards
George Henry Richards
Admiral Sir George Henry Richards was Hydrographer to the British Admiralty from 1864 to 1874.-Early life:Richards was born in Anthony, Cornwall, the son of Captain G S Richards, and joined the navy in 1832....
for Commander Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
Hugh Talbot Burgoyne
Captain Hugh Talbot Burgoyne VC RN was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross. Born in Dublin, he was the son of John Fox Burgoyne and the grandson of John Burgoyne....
VC, an officer aboard HMS Ganges.