Woodfibre
Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Woodfibre, British Columbia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Watts Point volcanic centre.
Watts Point volcanic centre
Volcano
The Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about 10 kilometres south of Squamish and 40 kilometres north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach. Watts Point volcanic centre is situated 3½ km southeast of Woodfibre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lions Bay-Britannia Beach and Squamish.
Lions Bay-Britannia Beach
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stretching along the eastern shore of Howe Sound, Lions Bay to Britannia Beach is a series of small communities and parks offering some gorgeous views, outdoor recreation and 30 km of some of the most spectacular driving in Canada.
Squamish
Squamish is a town of about 20,000 people in the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia half-way between Vancouver and Whistler. Squamish calls itself "the Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada" due to the abundant rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, golf, fishing, kayaking, bouldering, white-water rafting, horseback riding, scuba diving and other activities readily available in the area.
Woodfibre
Latitude
49.6663° or 49° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-123.25269° or 123° 15′ 10″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Inception
1912United Nations Location Code
CA WOOOpen location code
84XRMP8W+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5274687621OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
Discover Woodfibre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Woodfibre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Woodfibre, British Columbia”
- French: “Woodfibre”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Woodfibre Log Dump and Old North Woodfibre Log Dump.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Woodfibre Falls and Xanadru.
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