Discovery Islands
The Discovery Islands are a group of sparsely populated islands in the Discovery Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Outer Islands and Mainland Inlets and Quadra Island.
Outer Islands and Mainland Inlets
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The Outer Discovery Islands and nearby Mainland Inlets are an off the beaten path delight of chisel.ed fjords and forest-clad islands, a land where the salmon run, the eagles soar and the grizzly bears roam.
Quadra Island
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Quadra Island is the largest island in and the gateway to the Discovery Islands off the coast of British Columbia. The waters surrounding here are popular with boaters and kayakers, and viewing/kayaking with orcas has become a popular attraction.
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.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Desolation Sound.
Desolation Sound
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Desolation Sound is a popular boating and kayaking destination north of the Sunshine Coast in the province of British Columbia. It is an area of huge mountains and wilderness with little civilization and untouched cruising grounds.
Discovery Islands
- Type: archipelago
- Description: Archipelago in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Northern Gulf Islands”
- Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
50.315° or 50° 18′ 54″ northLongitude of center
-125.116° or 125° 6′ 58″ westWikidata ID
Q946258
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Satellite Map
Discover Discovery Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Discovery Islands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزر ديسكفري”
- Asturian: “Islles Discovery”
- Breton: “Inizi Discovery”
- Chinese: “發現群島”
- Chinese: “迪斯卡弗里群岛”
- Esperanto: “Malkovro-Insularo”
- French: “îles Discovery”
- French: “Îles Discovery”
- Galician: “Illas Discovery”
- German: “Discovery Islands”
- Hebrew: “איי דיסקברי”
- Hebrew: “איי התגליות”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Discovery”
- Spanish: “Islas Discovery”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Discovery”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Discovery Islands”. Photo: gerrythomasen, CC BY 2.0.