Petroglyph Provincial Park
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.Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Port Place Shopping Centre and Nanaimo Museum.
Port Place Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It previously had a total retail floor area of 145,000 square feet prior to partial demolition of the mall space, which reduced its floor space to approximately 134,478 square feet prior to the addition of new retail and office space.
Nanaimo Museum
Museum
The Nanaimo Museum is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967.
Port Theatre
Theater building
The Port Theatre is community arts centre and venue located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. It was built by The Port Theatre Society and the City of Nanaimo, and was officially opened in September 1998.
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.
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.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: provincial park in British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: provincial park of Canada and recreation area
- Location: Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.1408° or 49° 8′ 27″ northLongitude
-123.92607° or 123° 55′ 34″ westElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
84XR43RF+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 167070201OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
Discover Petroglyph Provincial Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Petroglyph Provincial Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Petroglyph Park”
- French: “parc provincial Petroglyph”
- French: “Parc provincial Petroglyph”
- German: “Petroglyph Provincial Park”
- Swedish: “Petroglyph Park”
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