Nanaimo River
Nanaimo River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located near the city of Nanaimo on the island's east coast. Its headwaters are in the Vancouver Island Ranges of central Vancouver Island and its mouth, the Nanaimo River estuary, is at the south end of Nanaimo Harbour in the Strait of Georgia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Petroglyph Provincial Park.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nature reserve
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Petroglyph Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located at the south end of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The park was established on August 24, 1948, to protect a collection of petroglyphs found near the estuary of the Nanaimo River. Petroglyph Provincial Park is situated 3½ km northwest of Nanaimo River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar and Nanaimo.
Cedar
Village
Cedar is a small community in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located near the east coast of Vancouver Island — about 8 kilometres south-east of Nanaimo — along the banks of the Nanaimo River.
Nanaimo
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.
Extension
Village
Extension is an unincorporated community near the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The location off BC Highway 19 is about 107 kilometres by road northwest of Victoria, and 10 kilometres south of Nanaimo. Extension is situated 6 km southwest of Nanaimo River.
Nanaimo River
- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Nanaimo River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nanaimo River”
- Chinese: “纳奈莫河”
- Irish: “Abhainn Nanaimo”
- Spanish: “río Nanaimo”
- Spanish: “Río Nanaimo”
- Swedish: “Nanaimo River”
- Welsh: “Afon Nanaimo”
- “Nanaimo”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nanaimo River Indian Reserve 2 and Nanaimo River Indian Reserve 4.
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