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Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.The island is 456 km (283 mi) in length, 100 km (62 mi) in width at its widest point, [4] and 32,100 km 2 (12,400 sq mi) in total area, while 31,285 km 2 (12,079 sq mi) are of land.
Qualicum Beach (/ ˈ k w ɒ l ɪ k ə m /) is a town located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.In the 2021 census, it had a population of 9,303. [2] It is situated at the foot of Mount Arrowsmith, along the Strait of Georgia on Vancouver Island's northeastern coast.
Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east tip of Vancouver Island. [5] Port Hardy has a population of 3,902 as of the 2021 census. It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park , the North Coast Trail and the BC Marine Trail, located on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island.
Taylor River is located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. [1] It has an elevation of 53 metres.. The river is the main tributary of Sproat Lake, which is linked to the Alberni Inlet – one of British Columbia’s most famous historic salmon runs.
British Columbia's 1,125 km (700 mi) portion of the route includes the wide, protected Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland, the narrow Johnstone Strait and Discovery Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland, Blackfish Sound at the northern end of Vancouver Island as well as a long stretch of 400 km (250 mi ...
Clayoquot Sound / ˈ k l ɑː k w ɒ t / [1] [2] 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 extends east from the Pacific Ocean between Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, to Haro Strait, San Juan Channel, Rosario Strait, and Puget Sound. The Pacific Ocean boundary is formed by a line between Cape Flattery and Tatoosh Island, Washington, and Carmanah Point (Vancouver Island), British Columbia.
In recent years Campbell River, about halfway up Vancouver Island, has continued to mark the boundary between the more developed south and the wild and natural areas of the northern part of the island. [8] Local fish hatcheries help to maintain salmon stocks for the fishing industry. [9] There is uncertainty about the source of the name of the ...