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Saanich Inlet, the Glossary

Saanich Inlet (also Saanich Arm) is a body of salt water that lies between the Saanich Peninsula and the Malahat highlands of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.^[1]

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Anoxic waters
Bodies of water of Vancouver Island
Fjords of British Columbia
Southern Vancouver Island

Anoxic waters

Anoxic waters are areas of sea water, fresh water, or groundwater that are depleted of dissolved oxygen.

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Bamberton

Bamberton is an industrial site located on the Saanich Inlet, just south of Mill Bay, around 45 kilometres north of Victoria on Vancouver Island.

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BC Ferries

British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned Canadian company.

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Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

Brentwood Bay is a small village in the municipality of Central Saanich, on the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada.

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Brentwood College School

Brentwood College School is a co-educational boarding school.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Butchart Gardens

The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island.

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Cement

A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.

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First Nations in Canada

First Nations (Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.

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Fishery

Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place (a.k.a., fishing grounds).

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Fjord

In physical geography, a fjord or fiord is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier.

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Goldstream Provincial Park

Goldstream Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

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Goldstream River (Vancouver Island)

The Goldstream River (Saanich: sʔə́ləq̕ʷtəɬ) is a river northwest of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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Gowlland Tod Provincial Park

Gowlland Tod Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

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Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Saanich Inlet and Greater Victoria are southern Vancouver Island.

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Haro Strait

The Haro Strait is one of the main channels connecting the Strait of Georgia to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, separating Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands in British Columbia, Canada from the San Juan Islands of Washington state in the United States.

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Hydrogen sulfide

Hydrogen sulfide is a chemical compound with the formula.

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Hypoxia (environmental)

Hypoxia (hypo: "below", oxia: "oxygenated") refers to low oxygen conditions.

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Indian reserve

In Canada, an Indian reserve (reserve indienne) is defined by the Indian Act as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band." Reserves are areas set aside for First Nations, one of the major groupings of Indigenous peoples in Canada, after a contract with the Canadian state ("the Crown"), and are not to be confused with Indigenous peoples' claims to ancestral lands under Aboriginal title.

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Institute of Ocean Sciences

The Institute of Ocean Sciences is operated by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and is one of the largest marine research centres in Canada. Saanich Inlet and Institute of Ocean Sciences are southern Vancouver Island.

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List of fjords in Canada

Fjords in Canada are long, narrow inlets characterized by steep sides, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.

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Malahat First Nation

Malahat First Nation is a Coast Salish First Nations community of W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich People) representing approximately 350 members with two reserve lands located on the western shore of Saanich Inlet, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Saanich Inlet and Malahat First Nation are southern Vancouver Island.

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Malahat, British Columbia

Malahat is an unincorporated area in the Cowichan Valley, with municipal-type services delivered by the Cowichan Valley Regional District (Area A). Saanich Inlet and Malahat, British Columbia are southern Vancouver Island.

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McKenzie Bight

McKenzie Bight is a feature on the southeast side of Saanich Inlet in British Columbia, Canada.

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Mill Bay, British Columbia

Mill Bay is a commuter town of about 7,200 people located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, about north of Victoria, the capital.

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Mount Finlayson

Mount Finlayson is a mountain located on the border of Highlands and Langford, British Columbia, about 14 km northwest of Victoria.

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North Saanich

The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island.

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Patricia Bay

Patricia Bay ("Pat Bay" to locals) is a body of salt water that extends east from Saanich Inlet and forms part of the shoreline of North Saanich, British Columbia. Saanich Inlet and Patricia Bay are Bodies of water of Vancouver Island and southern Vancouver Island.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich_Inlet

Also known as Finlayson Arm, Saanich Arm, Squally Reach.

Saanich Inlet, the Glossary

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See also

Anoxic waters

Bodies of water of Vancouver Island

Fjords of British Columbia

Southern Vancouver Island

References