Protection Island
Protection Island is a small island located 1.5 km north-east of downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, in the Nanaimo Harbour. The island was originally named Douglas Island, after James Douglas the first Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport and Port Place Shopping Centre.
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.
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.
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 Cedar.
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.
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. Cedar is situated 8 km southeast of Protection Island.
Protection Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
- Category: landform
- 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 Turkish—“Protection Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Protection Island (pulo sa Canada, British Columbia, Regional District of Nanaimo)”
- Cebuano: “Protection Island”
- Dutch: “Protection Island”
- French: “Protection Island”
- Italian: “Isola di Protection”
- Swedish: “Protection Island”
- Turkish: “Protection Adası”
- Turkish: “Protection Island”
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