Idol Island

Idol Island (48˚55'00" 123˚36'00" S end of Houstoun Passage, W of Saltspring I, Gulf Is). This feature is presumably named because of its former use as a First Nation burial ground. Artifacts may have been left there in the early days that were interpreted by non-Native visitors as idols.

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