Newcastle Island Passage
Newcastle Island Passage is a channel in British Columbia, Canada. Newcastle Island Passage is situated nearby to the locality Departure Bay, as well as near the area Northfield.Places of Interest
Highlights include Departure Bay ferry terminal and Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport.
Departure Bay ferry terminal
Station
Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver.
Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome is a seaplane base serving the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Nanaimo Harbour, right downtown.
Nanaimo Museum
Museum
The Nanaimo Museum is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967. Nanaimo Museum is situated 2½ km south of Newcastle Island Passage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanaimo and Extension.
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 10 km south of Newcastle Island Passage.
Newcastle Island Passage
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.18684° or 49° 11′ 13″ northLongitude
-123.94524° or 123° 56′ 43″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
84XR53P3+PWGeoNames ID
6087467
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