During warfare, local tribes on this island hid their women on a certain hill, but after they returned one day to get them and found only red plants symbolizing blood, that area was dubbed the Forbidden Plateau.
During warfare, local tribes on this island hid their women on a certain hill, but after they returned one day to get them and found only red plants symbolizing blood, that area was dubbed the Forbidden Plateau. The natives of this island surrendered their land by the Douglas Treaties, named for the governor who set up a base here at Esquimalt. This island, once named in honor of Juan Bodega y Quadra, is home to the Upper Triassic Karmutsen Formation, which creates the Insular Mountain range and its highest peak, the Golden Hinde. The construction of Fort Camosun on this island occurred after three conventions here resolved the Nootka Crisis. This island, home to Royal Roads University, sits to the west of the Discovery Islands, and isseparated from the mainland by the Strait of Georgia. For 10 points, name this island north of theJuan de Fuca Strait, which shares its name with the largest city in British Columbia. 
During warfare, local tribes on this island hid their women on a certain hill, but after they returned one day to get them and found only red plants symbolizing blood, that area was dubbed the Forbidden Plateau.
Vancouver Island