Long Harbour is an

inlet An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Overview In marine geogra ...

on the east 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 b ...

. It hosts a ferry terminal which connects directly to the

Lower Mainland The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...

via

Tsawwassen Tsawwassen ( ) is a suburban, mostly residential community on a peninsula in the southwestern corner of the City of Delta in British Columbia, Canada. It provides the only road access to the American territory on the southern tip of the peninsul ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

as well as some of the other southern

Gulf Islands The Gulf Islands are a group of islands in the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia. Etymology The name "Gulf Islands" comes from "Gulf of Georgia," the original term used by George Vancouver in his ma ...

. It is also the home of Maracaibo Estates. There are several small islets in its waters, including Clamshell Islet, which is covered with numerous prickly pear cacti. There is also a

Royal Vancouver Yacht Club The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club (RVYC) is a yacht club located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Royal Vancouver Yacht Club currently operates two marinas, the one at Jericho Beach in English Bay and another in Coal Harbour. The Jericho site inclu ...

and a

Royal Victoria Yacht Club The Royal Victoria Yacht Club is located along the shores of Cadboro Bay, British Columbia, Cadboro Bay in The Uplands, Greater Victoria, Uplands a neighborhood of Oak Bay, British Columbia, Oak Bay, adjacent to the city of Victoria, British Colu ...

outstation facility.

References

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