Vancouver Island
island of British Columbia, Canada
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Summary
Vancouver Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,872 views/month, #49 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: British Columbia[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5], Strait of Georgia[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Flag: flag of Vancouver Island[8]
- Commons category: Vancouver Island[9]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1774[10]
- Highest point: Golden Hinde[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vancouver Island[12]
- Population: 775,347[13], 864,864[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The New Student's Reference Work[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
- Category for people born here: Q32672388[23]
- Native label: Vancouver Island[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Vancouver Island[25]
- Different from: Vancouver[26]
- Length: 460 km[27]
- Area: 32,134 km²[28]
- Width: 100 km[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Vancouver Island[31]
- Social media followers: 30,825[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Vancouver Island include Vancouver Island University[33], a university in British Columbia[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1969[36].
Why It Matters
Vancouver Island has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Vancouver Island University[33], a university in British Columbia[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1969[36].