Inskip Rock

Inskip Rock is an islet in British Columbia, Canada. Inskip Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet East Wellington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pacific Biological Station and Departure Bay ferry terminal.

Pacific Biological Station

Research institute

The Pacific Biological Station is a Research station in Departure Bay, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1908, with the Rev. George William Taylor as its first director and sole employee, it is the oldest fisheries research centre on the Pacific coast.

Departure Bay ferry terminal

Station

Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.

Frank Crane Arena

Sports venue

Photo: Sandtrooper, CC BY 3.0.

The Nanaimo Clippers are a junior ice hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal West Division of the British Columbia Hockey League. They play their home games at Frank Crane Arena. Frank Crane Arena is situated 3½ km southwest of Inskip Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanaimo and Gabriola Island.

Nanaimo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Gabriola Island

Town

Photo: Clayoquot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gabriola Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canada. It is about 5 kilometres east of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, to which it is linked by a 20-minute ferry service. Gabriola Island is situated 9 km southeast of Inskip Rock.

Lantzville

Village

Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, along the western shore of the Strait of Georgia and immediately north of Nanaimo. Lantzville is situated 10 km northwest of Inskip Rock.

Inskip Rock

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.20837° or 49° 12′ 30″ north

Longitude

-123.95329° or 123° 57′ 12″ west

Open location code

84XR625W+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 160024140

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5983527

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