Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island (48˚45'00" 123˚29'00" Largest of the Gulf Is, E of Duncan off SE side of Vancouver I). The Saanich First Nation people knew this place as Cuan, a name that can be translated as “each end” and refers to the high ground at the N and S ends of the island. The Cowichan (Quw’utsun’) people called it Klaathem, meaning “salt.” To complicate matters, the Cowichan also gave the name Chuan, meaning “facing the sea,” to a mountain on the S end of the island, known today...

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