Little Shell Island
Little Shell Island is a small island 2 km east of Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Gulf Islands. The island is approximately 1 acre in size.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea and Sidney Museum.
Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea
Public aquarium
The Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is a not-for-profit community aquarium and cultural learning centre dedicated to the ecosystem of the Salish Sea. It is located on the waterfront in the town of Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is situated 2½ km southwest of Little Shell Island.
Sidney Museum
Museum
Photo: Sidney Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidney Museum and Archives is a non-profit community organization located in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada, which is dedicated to the history of Sidney and North Saanich. Sidney Museum is situated 3 km southwest of Little Shell Island.
Swartz Bay ferry terminal
Station
Photo: Keefer4, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Swartz Bay is a 22.7 ha ferry terminal and a major transportation facility at Swartz Bay in North Saanich, British Columbia. It is located 32 km north of Victoria on Vancouver Island. Swartz Bay ferry terminal is situated 3 km northwest of Little Shell Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidney and North Saanich.
Sidney
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sidney is a town of about 11,500 people north of Victoria, on Vancouver Island. It is generally considered part of the Victoria metropolitan area.
North Saanich
Town
Photo: Shawn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia, approximately 25 kilometres north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island. North Saanich is situated 4½ km west of Little Shell Island.
Little Shell Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Little Shell Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Little Shell Island (pulo sa Canada)”
- Cebuano: “Little Shell Island”
- Dutch: “Little Shell Island”
- French: “Little Shell Island (Canada)”
- French: “Little Shell Island”
- Swedish: “Little Shell Island”
- Turkish: “Little Shell Adası”
- Turkish: “Little Shell Island”
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