Gillespie Island
Gillespie Island is an islet in Capital Regional District, British Columbia. Gillespie Island is situated nearby to the village Metchosin, as well as near the neighborhood East Sooke.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Matheson.
Mount Matheson
Peak
Mount Matheson, at 292 metres, is the highest point in East Sooke, British Columbia. From the top there are panoramic views from Cape Flattery to Mount Baker. The bedrock is Eocene-era basalt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sooke.
Sooke
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sooke is a town of 13,000 people at the southernmost end of Vancouver Island. Sooke is best done as a day trip from Victoria but can also be a stopover on the way to Port Renfrew.
Gillespie Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.36315° or 48° 21′ 47″ northLongitude
-123.59975° or 123° 35′ 59″ westElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
84WR9C72+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 136146242OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5961208
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