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Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the... Vancouver Island is located in the southwestern corner of the province of British Columbia... Located near the centre of Vancouver Island in the 2... A notable feature of Vancouver Island is the extension of... Vancouver Island lies in the... This is the heavily populated region of Vancouver Island and a major area for recreation... The fauna of Vancouver Island is similar to that found on the mainland coast... Vancouver Island was the location of the observation of the... Vancouver Island has been the homeland to many main... Vancouver Island came to the attention of the wider world after the third voyage of Captain... While we know this island today as Vancouver Island the English explorer had not intentionally meant to name such a large body of land... Vancouver Island had become such a well known geographical feature... that the founding of the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1849 gave this name full official status... referred to Vancouver Island until the naming of the city of... It awarded all of Vancouver Island to what would be Canada... United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia... Between Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland there are several high voltage power cables... Vancouver Island University represents a unique combination of a degree... Marine transport is very important to Vancouver Island for access to the mainland of British Columbia and Washington... The only vehicle access to Vancouver Island is via ferries operated by... terminating the Vancouver Island portion of its route at the... Vancouver Island is well served by secondary routes...

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