Dorcas Rock
Dorcas Rock is a reef in British Columbia, Canada. Dorcas Rock is situated nearby to the village Nanoose Bay, as well as near the neighborhood San Pareil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Unconformity.
Unconformity
An unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous.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 5 km south of Dorcas Rock.
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 7 km south of Dorcas Rock.
Parksville
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parksville is a city in Central Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Informally considered a twin city with neighbouring Qualicum Beach, it's a popular vacation area in summer with a number of provincial parks, sandy beaches, and family fun parks.
Dorcas Rock
- Type: Reef
- Description: submerged rock in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: submerged rock and landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.3184° or 49° 19′ 6″ northLongitude
-124.19138° or 124° 11′ 29″ westOpen location code
84XQ8R95+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 6457133060OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
5941758Wikidata ID
Q22586534
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Dorcas Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dorcas Rock”
- Swedish: “Dorcas Rock”
- Turkish: “Dorcas Kayalığı”
- Turkish: “Dorcas Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San Pareil and Lantzville.
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Highlights include Cottam Reef and The Jib dive site.
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