Great Chain Island
Great Chain Island is an island in Capital Regional District, British Columbia. Great Chain Island is situated nearby to the reservation Discovery Island Indian Reserve 3, as well as near Chatham Islands Indian Reserve 4.Places of Interest
Highlights include Oak Bay Marina and Trial Islands Lighthouse.
Oak Bay Marina
Marina
The Oak Bay Marina is located in South Oak Bay, adjacent to the city of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Built on Turkey Head Point, the Oak Bay Marina is operated by The Oak Bay Marine Group.
Trial Islands Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The major Trial Island is home to the Trial Islands Lighthouse which is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, and continues to be staffed by two full-time lightkeepers. Trial Islands Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southwest of Great Chain Island.
Abkhazi Garden
Garden
Photo: Grnpolk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Abkhazi Garden was created in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in 1946 by Prince and Princess Abkhazi. The garden is known as 'the garden that love built' and was developed by Prince Nicolas Abkhazi and Princess Marjorie Abkhazi over the decades that they owned the property on Fairfield Road. Abkhazi Garden is situated 4 km west of Great Chain Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oak Bay and Uplands.
Oak Bay
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada. Oak Bay is situated 3 km west of Great Chain Island.
Uplands
Neighborhood
Uplands, Victoria is a 188.17-hectare neighbourhood located in the north east part of the District of Oak Bay, a suburb adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and situated between the neighbourhoods of Cadboro Bay and North Oak Bay. Uplands is situated 3½ km northwest of Great Chain Island.
Ten Mile Point
Neighborhood
Ten Mile Point is a neighbourhood in the District of Saanich in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the most easterly point on Vancouver Island. Ten Mile Point was so named because it was ten nautical miles from what was at the time the headquarters of the Pacific Station of the Royal Navy. Ten Mile Point is situated 4 km north of Great Chain Island.
Great Chain Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Great Chain Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Great Chain Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Chain Island”
- Dutch: “Great Chain Island”
- French: “Great Chain Island”
- Swedish: “Great Chain Island”
- Turkish: “Great Chain Adası”
- Turkish: “Great Chain Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Discovery Island Indian Reserve 3 and Chatham Islands Indian Reserve 4.
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Highlights include Lewis Reef and Chain Islets.
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