Hot Springs Cove, British Columbia
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Hot Springs Cove, formerly Refuge Cove, is an unincorporated settlement on Sydney Inlet on the west side of the Openit Peninsula in the western Clayoquot Sound
region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island
. Hot Springs Cove derives its name from its proximity to Ramsay Hot Springs
, and is protected by Maquinna Provincial Park. The post office at Hot Springs Cove was closed in 1974 but had operated since 1947, when it was first named Sydney Inlet until being renamed in 1948. Despite the closure of the post office, there remains a year-round population in the vicinity.
Clayoquot Sound
Clayoquot Sound is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is bordered by the Esowista Peninsula to the south, and the Hesquiaht Peninsula to the North. It is a body of water with many inlets and islands. Major inlets include Sydney Inlet,...
region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
. Hot Springs Cove derives its name from its proximity to Ramsay Hot Springs
Ramsay Hot Springs
Ramsay Hot Springs is a hot spring in the western Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located north of Sharp Point to the west of Sydney Inlet. The hot springs are the namesake of the community and cove of Hot Springs Cove and are protected by...
, and is protected by Maquinna Provincial Park. The post office at Hot Springs Cove was closed in 1974 but had operated since 1947, when it was first named Sydney Inlet until being renamed in 1948. Despite the closure of the post office, there remains a year-round population in the vicinity.
See also
- Sydney Inlet Provincial ParkSydney Inlet Provincial ParkSydney Inlet Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Clayoquot Sound region of the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located north of the settlement of Hot Springs Cove and northwest of the resort town of Tofino...
- Gibson Marine Provincial ParkGibson Marine Provincial ParkGibson Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the southeast end of Flores Island in the central Clayoquot Sound region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada...
- Hesquiat Peninsula Provincial ParkHesquiat Peninsula Provincial ParkHesquiat Peninsula Provincial Park is a provincial park at the western extremity of the Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Hesquiat Peninsula forms the division between the Clayoquot Sound region, to the south, and the Nootka Sound region to...
- Sulphur Passage Provincial ParkSulphur Passage Provincial ParkSulphur Passage Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the central part of the Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located around Obstruction Island to the northeast of Flores Island. The eponymous...
- Marktosis, British ColumbiaMarktosis, British ColumbiaMarktosis, also spelled Maaqtusiis in the Nuu-chah-nulth language, is one of the principal settlements of the Ahousaht First Nation, located off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, just southeast of the Hesquiat Peninsula on Flores Island...