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.

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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 Harmac.

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.

Harmac

Locality

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Harmac is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Nanaimo River.

Nanaimo

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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.

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

GeoNames ID

6085777

Wikidata ID

Q15260923

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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

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