Spit Island
Spit Island is an islet in British Columbia, Canada. Spit Island is situated nearby to the pier Berth Two West Wharf, as well as near Berth One East Wharf.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howe Sound Secondary School.
Howe Sound Secondary School
School
Photo: Wasuphon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Howe Sound Secondary is a public Secondary school in Squamish, British Columbia part of School District 48 Howe Sound. It is the largest school in the district, and is one of 2 schools in Squamish to offer grades 10–12. Howe Sound Secondary School is situated 3 km northeast of Spit Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Squamish and Woodfibre.
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
Locality
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. Woodfibre is situated 6 km west of Spit Island.
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.
Spit Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.68627° or 49° 41′ 11″ northLongitude
-123.17823° or 123° 10′ 42″ westOpen location code
84XRMRPC+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1230952627OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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