Campbell River
The Campbell River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It drains into Discovery Passage at the northwest end of the Strait of Georgia at the City of Campbell River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Estuary
- Description: river on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Tla’mataxw”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Island Generating Station.
Island Generating Station
Power station
Island Generating Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. The plant operates as a co-generation facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement with BC Hydro while steam is supplied to Elk Falls Mill. Island Generating Station is situated 2½ km northwest of Campbell River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campbell River and Quathiaski Cove.
Campbell River
Campbell River, or Wiwek̓a̱m, is a city of about 35,000 people on the east coast of Vancouver Island. It is renowned as the "Salmon Capital of the World".
Quathiaski Cove
Village
Quathiaski Cove is a settlement on Quadra Island in British Columbia. It is located within Electoral Area C of the Strathcona Regional District. Quathiaski Cove is the commercial hub of Quadra Island and point of arrival for the regular BC Ferries service between Campbell River on Vancouver Island and Quadra Island. Quathiaski Cove is situated 3½ km east of Campbell River.
Heriot Bay
Village
Heriot Bay is the principal settlement on Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada. Heriot Bay hosts a ferry terminal that is used by BC Ferries to sail to and from Whaletown on Cortes Island. Heriot Bay is situated 6 km northeast of Campbell River.
Campbell River
- Categories: river, estuary, and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Campbell River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Campbell”
- Bengali: “ক্যাম্পবেল নদী”
- Cebuano: “Campbell River”
- Chinese: “坎贝尔河”
- Dutch: “Campbell River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كامبل”
- French: “Campbell River”
- German: “Campbell River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Campbell”
- Spanish: “Campbell”
- Ukrainian: “Кемпбелл (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Кемпбелл”
- Urdu: “کیمپبیل دریا، وینکوور جزیرہ”
- Venetian: “Fiume Campbell”
- Welsh: “Afon Campbell”
- “Campbell”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tyee Spit and Campbell River Waterdrome.
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