Duke Point
Duke Point is a geographical location in the extreme southeastern part of the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It is located on a thin peninsula to the east of the Nanaimo River estuary, just across the Northumberland Channel from Gabriola Island.Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: Industrial park in British Columbia
- Also known as: “Duke Point, British Columbia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duke Point ferry terminal and Petroglyph Provincial Park.
Duke Point ferry terminal
Station
Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duke Point is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Tsawwassen. The ferry terminal is located at Duke Point in Nanaimo and is the only major terminal in the BC Ferries system without a public transit connection.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petroglyph Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located at the south end of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The park was established on August 24, 1948, to protect a collection of petroglyphs found near the estuary of the Nanaimo River.
Nanaimo Harbour ferry terminal
Station
Nanaimo Harbour, often associated with and referred to as the "Gabriola Island Ferry", is a ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia that goes from downtown Nanaimo across the Northumberland Channel to Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar and Nanaimo.
Cedar
Village
Cedar is a small community in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located near the east coast of Vancouver Island — about 8 kilometres south-east of Nanaimo — along the banks of the Nanaimo River.
Nanaimo
Nanaimo is the central hub city of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. It is the second largest city on the island and has the second biggest harbour. In many ways it is the smaller cousin of Victoria.
Duke Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.15058° or 49° 9′ 2″ northLongitude
-123.88172° or 123° 52′ 54″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
84XR5429+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 1650957169OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Duke Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Duke Point”
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