Baynes Sound

Baynes Sound

Baynes Sound is a stretch of water between Denman Island and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The sound is a narrow western off-shoot of the Georgia Strait that separates Vancouver Island from the mainland of British Columbia. The area is actively harvested by the local oyster industry, as is apparent by an abundance of oyster farms. The sound is approximately 25km long and is 3.5km wide at its widest point, although the average width is less than 2km. The southern boundary lays around Chrome Island, a small island off Boyle Point, the southern tip of Denman. The northern boundary is less defined, but lays between Tree Island at the northern end of Denman and the Comox harbour. The sound is dotted with the small communities of(north to south) Royston, Union Bay, Buckley Bay, Mud Bay, Fanny Bay, and Deep Bay on Vancouver Island. The crossing is serviced by the British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. ship MV Quinitsa between Buckley Bay and Denman Island. Baynes Sound is named after British Rear Admiral Robert L. Baynes who commanded a fleet in the area in the 1860s.


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