Vancouver Island
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| Highest point | Golden Hinde |
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| Locations | Pacific Ocean |
| Population | 748,937 (2009) |
| Did you know | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is located on Vancouver Island's west coast. |
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| ID | 1402265 |
About Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island, off Canada's Pacific Coast, is known for its mild climate and thriving arts community. On its southern tip is Victoria, British Columbia's capital, and its boat-lined Inner Harbour, neo-baroque Parliament Buildings, grand Fairmont Empress Hotel and English-style gardens. Harbour city Nanaimo, home of chocolate-and-custard Nanaimo bars, has an Old City Quarter with shops, galleries and restaurants.
Fisherman missing for two weeks found in raft and ate salmon to survive
... Officials did not name the rescuers or how they found him, but in Seattle identified them as Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, a town on Vancouver Island in British Columbia...
Air India Flight 182: India-Canada row brings 1985 bombing back in news
... It also emerged that in the weeks before the attack, members of the Canadian secret services had followed Parmar and Reyat to some woods on Vancouver Island where they heard " a loud explosive sound" but did not regard this as important...
Cheese rolling winner from Canada returns home
... Speaking to BBC West from her home on Vancouver Island, she said: " I couldn t believe that was me, as soon as I fell at the very end I was knocked unconscious, so I don t really remember the end of the race...
Cheese rolling race: Hundreds compete in Coopers Hill event
... " Women s champion Ms Irving, 19, from Vancouver Island in Canada, said the race was " good...
The ancient trees at the heart of a case against the Crown
... The Nuchatlaht filed the lawsuit against the province in 2017 claiming rights and titles of approximately 200 sq km [20,000 hectares] of land in the northern part of Nootka Island, on the western edge of Vancouver Island...
Harry and Meghan: What to look out for in the Netflix series
... He is waiting to board a flight to Canada, where he and Meghan were staying at the time on Vancouver Island...
British Columbia: Petrol rations after Canada storm
... Helicopters stationed on Vancouver Island and other s parts of British Columbia might also be called on to ferry supplies and emergency personnel or evacuate residents...
Trump says Harry, and Meghan will have to pay for security
... The couple and their son Archie have spent much of the year, resident in Canada, west coast, after a six-week Christmas break on Vancouver Island...
