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.

Nanaimo Museum

Museum

The Nanaimo Museum is a museum located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada; it opened in November 1967. Nanaimo Museum is situated 3 km northeast of Shante Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanaimo and Extension.

Nanaimo

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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 5 km south of Shante Park.

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 7 km southeast of Shante Park.

Shante Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude

49.14289° or 49° 8′ 34″ north

Longitude

-123.95797° or 123° 57′ 29″ west

Open location code

84XR42VR+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1065755762

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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