Ballenas Islands
The Ballenas Islands are a pair of islands in the Strait of Georgia off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. West Ballenas Island is a BC Provincial Park while South Ballenas Island remains Crown land held by the Government of Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island group
- Historically known as: “Ballinac Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ballenas Island Light.
Ballenas Island Light
Lighthouse
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The Ballenas Island Light is an operational lighthouse built in 1900 and moved to its current location in 1912, on West Ballenas Island, Canada. It is a white, octagonal concrete tower with a red lantern 27 metres in height.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanoose Bay and Red Gap.
Nanoose Bay
Village
Nanoose Bay is a community on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The location off BC Highway 19 is by road about 26 kilometres north of Nanaimo, and 16 kilometres south of Parksville. Nanoose Bay is situated 8 km south of Ballenas Islands.
Red Gap
Locality
Red Gap is southeast of Nanoose Bay on the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The ghost town on BC Highway 19 is by road about 22 kilometres north of Nanaimo, and 16 kilometres south of Parksville. Red Gap is situated 10 km south of Ballenas Islands.
Ballenas Islands
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ballenas Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ballenas Islands”
- Dutch: “Ballenas Islands”
- German: “Ballenas Islands”
- Swedish: “Ballenas Islands”
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Highlights include Ballenas Channel and Douglas Island.
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