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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Petroglyph Provincial Park.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Petroglyph Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial… Petroglyph Provincial Park is situated 3½ km northwest of Nanaimo River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar and Harmac.
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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Latitude
49.12411° or 49° 7′ 27″ north
Longitude
-123.88681° or 123° 53′ 13″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
84XR44F7+J7
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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
Places to explore: Nanaimo River Indian Reserve 2 and Nanaimo River Indian Reserve 4.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: York Lake and Chase River.
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