CFB Esquimalt

Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt is the Royal Canadian Navy's Pacific Coast naval base and home port to Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific Headquarters.
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  • Type: Military base
  • Description: Canada’s Pacific Coast naval base
  • Also known as: “BFC Esquimalt”, “Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt”, “Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum”, “БКВС Эскуаймолт”, “エスクィマルト基地”, “エスクイモルト基地”, and “エスクワイモルト海軍基地”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Esquimalt Lighthouse and Lower Battery gun emplacement and magazine.

Lighthouse
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Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site, on Fisgard… is situated 1 km west of CFB Esquimalt.

Bunker
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is a bunker, which is situated 1¼ km west of CFB Esquimalt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquimalt and View Royal.

Town
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The Township of is a municipality at the…

Town
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is a town in Greater Victoria and a member… is situated 2½ km north of CFB Esquimalt.

Neighborhood
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The in is the… is situated 5 km east of CFB Esquimalt.

CFB Esquimalt

Latitude
48.42975° or 48° 25′ 47″ north
Longitude
-123.43378° or 123° 26′ 2″ west
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
84WRCHH8+WF
Geo­Names ID
5914721
Wiki­data ID
Q1023450
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“CFB Esquimalt” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Base des Forces canadiennes Esquimalt”
  • Dutch: “CFB Esquimalt”
  • French: “base des Forces canadiennes Esquimalt”
  • French: “Base des Forces canadiennes Esquimalt”
  • German: “CFB Esquimalt”
  • Japanese: “エスカイモルト海軍基地”
  • Russian: “Эскуаймолт (база Канадских вооружённых сил)”
  • Russian: “Эскуаймолт”
  • Swedish: “Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Esquimalt Indian Reserve and Esquimalt.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Esquimalt Dry Dock and Esquimalt Harbour, B. C..

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