Meares Island
Meares Island is one of the many islands surrounding the Village of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Its name was given in 1862 by George Henry Richards, captain of HMS Hecate, in honor of John Meares.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tofino.
Tofino
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tofino, population 2,500 in 2021, is a former logging and fishing village that has become a center for ecotourism and activities such as whale watching, surfing, and camping.
Meares 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—“Meares Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Meares Island”
- Dutch: “Meares Island”
- French: “Meares Island”
- German: “Meares Island”
- Italian: “Isola Meares”
- Swedish: “Meares Island”
- Turkish: “Meares Adası”
- Turkish: “Meares Island”
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