Fort Rupert
Fort Rupert is the site of a former Hudson's Bay Company fort on the east coast near the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The unincorporated community on Beaver Harbour is about 11 kilometres by road southeast of Port Hardy.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Tsaxis” and “Tsax̱is”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Port Hardy Airport.
Port Hardy Airport
Aerodrome
Port Hardy Airport is located 5.2 nautical miles southeast of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada. Port Hardy Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort Rupert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Hardy.
Fort Rupert
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Port Hardy, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.69473° or 50° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-127.40937° or 127° 24′ 34″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
942JMHVR+V7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Fort Rupert” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Rupert, British Columbia”
- Dutch: “Fort Rupert”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فورت روبرت”
- Italian: “Fort Rupert”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Keogh and Suquash.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 237 (Port Hardy) and Port Hardy Airport.
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