Valdes Island

Valdes Island
Island
A kayak and a sunset on Valdes Island.
The Southern Gulf Islands, including Valdes.
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Land district	Cedar Land District
Region	Southern Gulf Islands
Government
• MP	Lisa Marie Barron (NDP)
• MLA	Doug Routley (BC NDP)
Area
• Total	23 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	10
	Population for Dissemination Block 59190308003
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	250, 778

Valdes Island^[1] is one of the Gulf Islands located in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. It is across Porlier Pass from Galiano Island, which lies to the southeast. It has an area of 23 square kilometres (9 square miles), and is 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mile) wide by 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) in length. The island is popular with kayakers, boaters and has historically been the site of several human settlements.