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Locations of Salish Sea foot discoveries through January 3, 2019. Since August 20, 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found on the coasts of the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, US. The first discovery, on August 20, 2007, was on Jedediah Island in British Columbia.
In the summer of 2007, a family visiting Jedediah Island found the remains of a human foot on the beach. It was the first in a series of feet to be discovered in the following years throughout the Salish Sea. The foot that washed up on Jedediah Island was traced back to a man that has been missing since 2004 – foul play is not suspected. [5]
The Salish Sea contains more than 400 islands, most of which can be grouped into one of three island groups: the Discovery Islands, Gulf Islands, and San Juan Islands. Whidbey Island in Washington is the largest and most populous island with a total area of 436.9 km 2 (168.7 sq mi) and an estimated population of 69,480 as of 2010.
The Discovery Islands are a group of islands located at the northern end of the Salish Sea and the eastern end of Johnstone Strait, between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Discovery Passage (French: Passage Discovery) is a strait that forms part of the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Discovery Islands of British Columbia.The strait is considered the most important natural passage for vessels' entering or leaving the Salish Sea from the north.
The depth of the main basin, between the southern tip of Whidbey Island and Tacoma, is approximately 600 feet (180 m). [3] In 2009, the term Salish Sea was established by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the collective waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Strait of Georgia.
Savary Island or Áyhus [1] is an island in British Columbia, Canada. Located in the northern part of the Strait of Georgia , it is 144 kilometres (89 mi) northwest of Vancouver . It is approximately 0.8-1.5 km wide and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) long.
The island at its narrowest point, on its southern peninsula, is less than 2 km (1.24 mi) wide, and at its widest point, about 15 km (9 mi) wide. With an area of 310 square kilometres (120 square miles), Quadra Island is the largest island of the Discovery Islands and the second largest island in the Salish Sea after Whidbey Island in Washington.