Ramsay Hot Springs
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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 Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
. They are accessible only by boat or float plane, and are open year-round.
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
in the western Clayoquot Sound
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...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 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
Hot Springs Cove, British Columbia
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...
and are protected by Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park
Maquinna Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located northwest of Tofino in the Clayoquot Sound region of the West Coast of Vancouver Island, protecting Ramsay Hot Springs, which is the name-source of the cove, settlement and former post office of Hot Springs...
. They are accessible only by boat or float plane, and are open year-round.