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Fulford Harbour is a residential community on the southeast side of
Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island or Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada, and Vancouver Island. The island was initially inhabited by various Salishan peoples before being settled ...
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British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, located near the island's southern end. Fulford Harbour is the site of a
BC Ferries British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Trade name, operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, State-owned enterprise, publicly owned Canadian c ...
terminal with regular ferry service to
Swartz Bay Swartz Bay, located on the north end of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, is primarily known for being the location of one of BC Ferries British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Trade name, operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former pr ...
on
Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...
. Fulford was named for Captain John Fulford of which was the flagship of the
Pacific Station The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast o ...
from 1857 to 1860.


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Ganges, British Columbia Ganges, British Columbia is an unincorporated community on Salt Spring Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. History Throughout the 1800s, Ganges as well as much of the North side of Saltspring Island was predominantly African-Am ...


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Fulford Harbour
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places in the Capital Regional District Salt Spring Island {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub