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{{Short description|Bay in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
[[Image:Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal 2018.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal]]
'''Swartz Bay''', located on the north end of the [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]] Peninsula on [[Vancouver Island]], is primarily known for being the location of one of [[BC Ferries]]' main terminals, the [[Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal]]. Swartz Bay was named after John Aaron Swart, purchaser in 1876 - i.e. it was meant to be Swart's Bay, but was incorrectly spelled when it was adopted by the Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Parks~Recreation~and~Culture/Documents/Archives~Collections~and~Research/Category~8/Saanich_Placenames_SZ_Reference.pdf|title=District of Saanich Placenames S - Z|website=Saanich Archives }}</ref> In the [[SENĆOŦEN]] language spoken by Indigenous [[Saanich people|W̱SÁNEĆ]] people of the area, its name is ŚJEL¸KES.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itservices.cas.unt.edu/~montler/saanich/wordlist/placenames.html|title=SENĆOŦEN Word List: Place names}}</ref>

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==External links==
*{{BCGNIS|16634|Swartz Bay}}

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