Twin Islands
Twin Islands, formerly known as the Ulloa Islands, are two small islands southeast of Cortes Island, between the eastern coast of Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia, Canada and are part of the Discovery Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bliss Landing and Cortes Island.
Bliss Landing
Village
Bliss Landing, formerly Bishop Landing or Bishops Landing, was a cannery town on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located on the northwest side of the Malaspina Peninsula on the upper Sunshine Coast, north of the town of Lund and across the mouth of Desolation Sound from Cortes Bay and Manson's Landing on Cortes Island. Bliss Landing is situated 8 km east of Twin Islands.
Cortes Island
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Cortes Island is one of the Discovery Islands off the coast of British Columbia. In 2016, it had about a thousand permanent residents. In summer, Cortes Island's peaceful atmosphere and warm weather draw many visitors.
Twin Islands
- Type: Island
- Description: group of two islands in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Twin Islands” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twin Islands (kapuloan sa Canada, British Columbia, Strathcona Regional District)”
- Cebuano: “Twin Islands”
- German: “Twin Islands”
- German: “Ulloa Islands”
- Spanish: “Islas Gemelas”
- Spanish: “Islas Ulloa”
- Spanish: “Twin Islands”
- Swedish: “Twin Islands”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Twin (British Columbia)”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Twin”
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