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Covering the British Columbia Coast

Prepare yourself for the adventure of a lifetime... 

British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing tourism hotspots in North America. The reason, like so many other tourism Meccas, is landscape. In BC you will find high desert, mountains, long sandy beaches, lush rainforest, vast glaciers and everything in-between. The Pacific Coast is the part of the province that draws the most, and Vancouver Island is the jewel of the region.

The British Columbia Coast or the BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Around Vancouver Island is your complete resource for information on Vancouver Island, B.C.. Here you will find information on tourism, recreation, accommodation, shopping, real estate, etc...

The aerial distance from Victoria on the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Stewart, British Columbia on the Alaska border at the head of the Portland Canal is 965 km in length . However, because of its many deep inlets and complicated island shorelines-and 40,000 islands of varying sizes, including Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii (formally known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) -the total length of the British Columbia Coast is over 25,725 km.

The British Columbia Coast is mostly part of the Pacific temperate rain forests ecoregion as defined by the World Wildlife Fund.

The great fjords of the British Columbia Coast rival those of Norway in length and depth but have even higher mountain scenery with a more alpine flavour.

This is also true of the very large islands offshore, Vancouver Island and Graham and Moresby Islands in the Haida Gwaii, which together form the Insular Mountains, distinct from the Coast Mountains of the mainland.

The waterway route through these islands between Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and between Seattle, Washington, and Alaska, is known as the Inside Passage. It has played a role in U.S.-Canada relations more than once, from the Klondike Gold Rush to the Salmon War of the 1990s.

Around-Vancouver-Island is the site index

1. vancouver island
   
   Around-Vancouver-Island.com is your complete resource for information on Vancouver Island, B.C.. Here you will find information on tourism, recreation, accommodation, shopping, real estate, etc...
2. Gulf Islands
   
   Around-Vancouver-Island - If you are looking for an ideal vacation that offers a little bit of everything, consider the Gulf Islands
3. Lower Mainland
   
   The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2007, half of all British Columbians lived in the Greater Vancouver area.
4. Sunshine Coast
   
   Around-Vancouver-Island.com - Information on Sunshine Coast of B.C.. Stop and stay awhile on your way through! Start a beautiful relationship; fall in love with Canada’s Sunshine Coast.
5. Discovery Islands Coast
   
   The Discovery Islands Coast of British Columbia extends from port hardy north to Bella Coola on the Central Coast
6. North Coast
   
   Around Vancouver-Island.ca is full of information on North Coast of BC what on closer examination, is an adventurer's playground