Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park, formerly Sandy Island Provincial Park and also known as Tree Island Park, is a 30 hectare

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, located off the north end of

Denman Island Denman Island, or Sla-dai-aich (Taystayic), its Indigenous name, is one of the Northern Gulf Islands and part of the Comox Valley Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Islands Trust group of islands and is home ...

, on the west side of the

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to the south of Comox. The park comprises Sandy Island (locally known as Tree Island) and the Seal Islets. It is accessible by boat and, at low tide, by foot across tidal flats from Longbeak Point on

. In 2012 the park's name was officially changed to Jáji7em and Kw'uhl Marine Park (a.k.a. Sandy Island Marine Park), reflecting the K'omoks names for the islands. ''Jáji7em'' ("having trees") refers to Sandy Island, while ''Kw'uhl'' (unknown meaning) refers to either the Seal Islets or just Seal Island (a.k.a. Shack Island), the largest of the islets.

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Sandy Island Marine Provincial Park
BCParks website
BC Parks - Sandy Island Provincial Marine Park, Denman Island
VancouverIsland.com Provincial Parks of the Gulf Islands Provincial parks of British Columbia Protected areas established in 1966 1966 establishments in British Columbia Marine parks of Canada {{BritishColumbia-park-stub