Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vancouver_Island,_British_Columbia,_Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:area	31,285 km²
gptkbp:associatedFirstNation	gptkb:Coast_Salish gptkb:Nuu-chah-nulth gptkb:Tlingit
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Pacific_Ocean gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_Strait gptkb:Strait_of_Georgia
gptkbp:climate	temperate
gptkbp:colonizedBy	gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans	1774
gptkbp:economy	gptkb:technology agriculture fishing forestry tourism
gptkbp:explores	gptkb:George_Vancouver James Cook
gptkbp:formerColonyOf	gptkb:Colony_of_Vancouver_Island
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo	gptkb:Mainland_British_Columbia gptkb:Horseshoe_Bay gptkb:Tsawwassen
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Golden_Hinde 2,195 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
gptkbp:joinedBritishColumbia	1866
gptkbp:joinedCanada	1871
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Victoria
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:George_Vancouver
gptkbp:notableAttraction	gptkb:Mount_Washington gptkb:Cathedral_Grove gptkb:Comox_Valley gptkb:Telegraph_Cove gptkb:West_Coast_Trail gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_Trail gptkb:Port_Hardy gptkb:Sooke gptkb:Tofino gptkb:Ucluelet gptkb:Butchart_Gardens gptkb:Pacific_Marine_Circle_Route
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Nanaimo gptkb:Campbell_River gptkb:Courtenay gptkb:Parksville gptkb:Port_Alberni
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:bird gptkb:lake gptkb:orange gptkb:Roosevelt_elk gptkb:gray_whale black bear cougar
gptkbp:notableLandmark	gptkb:Pacific_Rim_National_Park_Reserve gptkb:Strathcona_Provincial_Park
gptkbp:population	over 870,000 (2021)
gptkbp:separates	mainland British Columbia
gptkbp:university	gptkb:University_of_Victoria gptkb:Vancouver_Island_University
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lauren_Spencer-Smith
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7