Ruxton Island
Ruxton Island is one of the six islands in the De Courcy Islands group. It is one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. It is due south-east of DeCourcy Island, being separated by Ruxton Passage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: island in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Ruxton Island Park 1”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park and Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park.
Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located just southeast of Ruxton Island, to the southeast of the city of Nanaimo.
Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park on De Courcy Island in British Columbia, Canada. The area of the park was historically used by local First Nations, with shell middens indicating their presence up to 3,000 years before the present day. Pirates Cove Marine Provincial Park is situated 2½ km northwest of Ruxton Island.
Ruxton Island
- Categories: island, human settlement, and recreation area
- Location: Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.07822° or 49° 4′ 42″ northLongitude
-123.70248° or 123° 42′ 9″ westElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
84XR37HX+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 247944828OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ruxton Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ruxton Island”
- Dutch: “Ruxton Island”
- French: “île Ruxton”
- French: “Île Ruxton”
- German: “Ruxton Island”
- Italian: “Ruxton Island”
- Spanish: “Ruxton Island”
- Swedish: “Ruxton Island”
- Turkish: “Ruxton Adası”
- Turkish: “Ruxton Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Yellow Point and Brickyard Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruxton Island Park 3 and Ruxton Island Park 2.
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