Discovery Island
Discovery Island is located off the eastern side of Vancouver Island and is viewable from Ten Mile Point, near Cadboro Bay, and Oak Bay. Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park occupies the southern portion of Discovery Island, 4.8 kilometres east of Oak Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Discovery Island Light.
Discovery Island Light
Lighthouse
Discovery Island Lighthouse is an active lighthouse built in 1886 on Pandora Hill which is the highest point on Discovery Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ten Mile Point and Uplands.
Ten Mile Point
Neighborhood
Ten Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy. Ten Mile Point is situated 4½ km northwest of Discovery Island.
Uplands
Neighborhood
Uplands, Victoria is a 188.17-hectare neighbourhood located in the north east part of the District of Oak Bay, a suburb adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and situated between the neighbourhoods of Cadboro Bay and North Oak Bay. Uplands is situated 5 km northwest of Discovery Island.
Oak Bay
Town
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Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada. Oak Bay is situated 6 km west of Discovery Island.
Discovery Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Discovery Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Discovery Island”
- Chinese: “發現島”
- Chinese: “迪斯卡弗里岛”
- Dutch: “Discovery Island”
- French: “Discovery Island”
- Hebrew: “אי התגליות (קולומביה הבריטית)”
- Hebrew: “אי התגליות”
- Swedish: “Discovery Island”
- Turkish: “Discovery Adası”
- Turkish: “Discovery Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Discovery Island Indian Reserve 3 and Chatham Islands Indian Reserve 4.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Discovery Island Marine Provincial Park and Rudlin Bay.
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