Chemainus River
The Chemainus River is located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Its source is on the east flank of El Capitan Mountain in the Vancouver Island Ranges, and it flows eastwards to the Strait of Georgia near the North Cowichan community of Chemainus, British Columbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chemainus and Westholme.
Chemainus
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Chemainus is a town of over 4,000 people in central Vancouver Island. It's notable for the dozens of murals that transform the compact city centre into an open-air art gallery.
Westholme
Suburb
Westholme is a community located in the Chemainus River Valley alongside the Island Highway, between Chemainus and Duncan in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Chemainus Land District in the District Municipality of North Cowichan. Westholme is situated 4 km south of Chemainus River.
Crofton
Suburb
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Crofton is a small west coast town within the District of North Cowichan of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, east of BC Highway 1 about 74 kilometres north of Victoria. Crofton is situated 5 km southeast of Chemainus River.
Chemainus River
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Chemainus River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chemainus River”
- Chinese: “徹梅納斯河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Chemainus”
- Italian: “Chemainus (fiume)”
- Italian: “Chemainus”
- Spanish: “Chemainus”
- Swedish: “Chemainus River”
- Urdu: “چیمینس دریا”
- Welsh: “Afon Chemainus”
- “Chemainus”
Localities in the Area
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