Nanaimo River
Nanaimo River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located near the city of Nanaimo on the island's east coast. Its headwaters are in the Vancouver Island Ranges of central Vancouver Island and its mouth, the Nanaimo River estuary, is at the south end of Nanaimo Harbour in the Strait of Georgia.Places of Interest
Highlights include Petroglyph Provincial Park and Duke Point ferry terminal.
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petroglyph Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located at the south end of the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. The park was established on August 24, 1948, to protect a collection of petroglyphs found near the estuary of the Nanaimo River. Petroglyph Provincial Park is situated 2½ km northwest of Nanaimo River.
Duke Point ferry terminal
Station
Photo: KenWalker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Duke Point is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Tsawwassen. The ferry terminal is located at Duke Point in Nanaimo and is the only major terminal in the BC Ferries system without a public transit connection. Duke Point ferry terminal is situated 3½ km north of Nanaimo River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar and Nanaimo.
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 2½ km southeast of Nanaimo River.
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.
Extension
Village
Extension is an unincorporated community near the east coast of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The location off BC Highway 19 is about 107 kilometres by road northwest of Victoria, and 10 kilometres south of Nanaimo. Extension is situated 6 km southwest of Nanaimo River.
Nanaimo River
- Type: Estuary
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.1304° or 49° 7′ 49″ northLongitude
-123.89385° or 123° 53′ 38″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
84XR44J4+5FGeoNames ID
6951400
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