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Nanaimo (/ n ə ˈ n aɪ m oʊ / nə-NY-moh) is a city of about 100,000 on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada."The Harbour City" was previously known as the "Hub City", which was attributed to its original layout design with streets radiating from the shoreline like the spokes of a wagon wheel, and to its relatively central location on Vancouver Island.
NB Most of the islands in this section are river or lake islands, not coastal islands. Deadman's Island is in Coal Harbour ( Burrard Inlet ), Echo and Long Islands are in Harrison Lake . All others are in the Fraser River and its estuary.
According to BC Geographical Names (BCGNIS) the name "Gulf Islands" was originally intended and commonly understood to refer to the archipelago at the southern end of the Strait of Georgia; from Gabriola Island in the north to Saturna Island in the southeast and D'Arcy Island in the southwest. During the 1990s, however, the name began to be ...
Spain relinquished all claims to Vancouver Island in 1795, paving the way for British colonisation and development. View of Nanaimo Harbour showing the Bastion and passenger vessels. In 1849 the Colony of Vancouver Island was established and the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) was given a ten-year lease over it. By this time, HBC was transitioning ...
Departure Bay [1] is a bay in central Nanaimo, British Columbia, on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The surrounding neighbourhood is also referred to as "Departure Bay" [ 2 ] —once a settlement of its own, it was amalgamated into the City of Nanaimo in the 1970s.
This is a list of airports on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: [1] [2] ... Nanaimo/Gabriola Island (Health Clinic) Heliport: ... Map all coordinates using ...
At Swartz Bay, Highway 17 leaves Vancouver Island, and starts on a 44 km (24 nmi)-long ferry route through the Southern Gulf Islands and the Strait of Georgia. The ferry route between Swartz Bay and the Mainland is the oldest and most heavily used route in the B.C. Ferries system.
British Columbia History Along the Highways & Waterways: A Traveler's Guide to the Fascinating Facts, Intriguing Incidents and Lively Legends of Vancouver Island & the British Columbia Coast. Red Deer, Alberta: Red Deer College Press. pp. 100– 101. ISBN 0-88995-173-X. Twenty-Five Years of Newcastle Island. Nanaimo Visitor Information Centre.