Gold River
Gold River is in Central Vancouver Island, close to its geographic centre. The village has a picturesque setting, and has developed tourism and sport fishing as its main economic supports, as a base for such activities as the Nootka Island trek, hiking the Elk Lake trail, climbing Golden Hinde mountain, Crest Creek climbing crags, and the Great Walk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Gold River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.68196° or 49° 40′ 55″ northLongitude
-126.11086° or 126° 6′ 39″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
84XMMVJQ+QMGeoNames ID
5962736
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Portuguese—“Gold River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غولد ريفر”
- Greek: “Γκόλντ Ρίβερ”
- Portuguese: “Rio do Ouro”
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