Visiting Vancouver Island

Moon Handbooks British Columbia describes Vancouver Island in the following way:

"... the largest isle in North America's Pacific, stretches for more than 450 superb kilometers off the west coast of British Columbia. A magnificent chain of rugged snow-capped mountains, sprinkled with lakes and rivers and pierced by deep inlets, effectively divides the island into two distinct sides: dense, rain-drenched forest and remote surf- and wind-battered shores on the west, and well-populated, sheltered, beach-fringed lowlands on the east. At the northern and southern tips lie large regions of low, rolling hills."

The largest communities on Vancouver Island are Victoria and Nanaimo. Victoria is renowned for being one of the most attractive cities in Canada. It is the provincial capital of British Columbia, with a population of 300,000 and is situated at the south-eastern tip of Vancouver Island. Its architecturally interesting buildings include the provincial Parliament Buildings, the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Empress Hotel. Seaplanes from Vancouver arrive at the inner harbour and offer an exciting way of visiting the city for a day or longer. Nanaimo is the second-largest city on the island with a population of 75,000. It is situated on the east coast of Vancouver Island. There are several ferry links to Vancouver and the Gulf Islands and Nanaimo is also served by seaplane from Vancouver. Nanaimo offers an ideal point of entry to Vancouver Island.

Vancouver

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Walking

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