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Vancouver Island ​((in)Vancouver Island)
Information
Country	Canada
Region	British Columbia
Area	32 134 km²
Population	775 347 hab. (2016)
Density	24,13 inhab./km²
Spindle	UTC − 08: 00
Location
49 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N 125 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W
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THE'Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast ofAmerica. It is located in thePacific Ocean off the coast of the British Columbia to Canada. The Vancouver Island region also includes smaller islands located between it and the mainland.

Understand

Long about 460 km and wide of 80 km, it is the largest island on the west coast ofAmerica with a surface area slightly greater than that of the Belgium. The south and east of the island are very inhabited, but the cities and urban development are very neat. It is a very popular vacation spot. The north and west of the island are much less inhabited; nature takes over until it becomes lush and majestic with wildlife including whales, bears and killer whales.

Regions

To speak

In English.

To go

By plane

• 48.6387-123.42731 Victoria International Airport (Victoria International Airport (YYJ)) 1640 Electra Boulevard, Sidney,   1 250-953-7500 (last updated Apr 2016)
• With the following companies:
• Air Canada to Calgary - Toronto - Vancouver
• Air Transat to Cancun
• Horizon Airlines to Seattle
• Island Express to Abbotsford - Nanaimo - Vancouver - Vancouver-South
• Pacific Coastal Airlines to Kelowna - Prince George - Vancouver
• United to San Francisco
• West Jet to Calgary - Edmonton - Kelowna - Puerto Vallarta - Vancouver
• 49.074-125.7772 Long Beach Tofino Airport (Tofino-Long Beach Airport (YAZ)) Airport Road (11 km south of Tofino) (last updated Apr 2016)
• With the following companies:
• Orca Air
• KD Air
• Kenmore Air
• 49.0594-123.87573 Nanaimo Airport (Nanaimo Airport (YCD)) 3350 Spitfire Rd, Cassidy,   1 250-924-2157 (last updated Apr 2016)
• With the following companies:
• Air Canada to Calgary - Vancouver
• Island Express to Abbotsford - Vancouver - Victoria
• West Jet to Calgary
• 50.6852-127.37594 Port Hardy Airport (Port Hardy Airport (YZT)) 3675 Byng Rd, Port Hardy,   1 250-949-6424 (last updated Apr 2016)
• With the following companies:
• Pacific Coastal Airlines to Bella Bella - Vancouver

By boat / By car

By ferry from Vancouver

• 49.0093-123.12665 Tsawwassen - Terminal Route 17  – Pier south of Vancouver for Vancouver Island. (last updated Apr 2016)
• 48.6866-123.41136 Swartz Bay - Terminal Route 17  – Pier north of Victoria for the mainland and in particular to Vancouver. (last updated Apr 2016)

By ferry from Prince Rupert via the Inside Passage

• 54.2975-130.35397 Prince Rupert - Terminal Route 16  (last updated Apr 2016)
• 50.7254-127.45638 Port Hardy - Terminal Route 19  (last updated Apr 2016)

By ferry from Seattle

• 47.613-122.35319 Seattle Beltown (United States) (last updated Apr 2016)
• 48.4224-123.373510 Victoria  (last updated Apr 2016)

By ferry from Port Angelès

• 48.1218-123.430711 Port Angelès (United States) (last updated Apr 2016)
• 48.42161-123.372112 Victoria  (last updated Apr 2016)

Circulate

• We drive on the right.

Cities

• 48.4211-123.36971 Victoria  – the provincial capital of British Columbia at the southern tip of the island. The city is very flowery and attractive. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 48.7766-123.7072 Duncan  – City of totems. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 49.1647-123.93293 Nanaimo  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 49.3238-124.3094 Parksville  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 49.1538-125.90375 Tofino  – Ecotourism center on the very rainy west coast of the island and starting point for meeting whales, seals, puffins and asterias. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.0354-125.25236 Campbell River  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.7239-127.49317 Port Hardy (At the northwest end of Vancouver Island.) (last update Feb. 2018)

To see

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• 48.563-123.46421 Butchart Gardens 800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay,   1 250-652-4422 – Unmissable, magnificent and original floral park bringing together several exhibition gardens with different themes. (last updated Apr 2016)
• 48.9216-123.71762 Chemainus  – Permanent festival of painted house walls (http://muraltown.com/) (last update Feb. 2018)
• 49.002-125.6183 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Pacific Rim National Park Reserve of Canada) ,   1 250 726 3500 – Nature reserve (last update March 2018)
• 49.0602-125.7221 Pacific Rim Park Administration  (last updated Apr 2016)
• 49.162-125.9444 Tofino Bay and Coast  – The main attraction is the encounter with whales, seals and puffins. (last updated Apr 2016)
• 50.5459-126.82895 Telegraph Cove  – Old-fashioned fishing port, and circuit walks with killer whales. (last update Feb. 2018)

To buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Security

Around

• Vancouver  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Prince rupert  (last update Feb. 2018)