Vancouver Island

Summary

Vancouver Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,270 views/month, #49 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vancouver Island is located in British Columbia^[3].
• Vancouver Island is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Vancouver Island is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Vancouver Island is on the body of water Strait of Georgia^[6].
• Vancouver Island is on the continent of North America^[7].
• Vancouver Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Vancouver Island's flag is recorded as flag of Vancouver Island^[9].
• Vancouver Island's Commons category is recorded as Vancouver Island^[10].
• Vancouver Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1774^[11].
• Vancouver Island's highest point is recorded as Golden Hinde^[12].
• Vancouver Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.633333, 'lon': -125.7}^[13].
• Vancouver Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vancouver Island^[14].
• Vancouver Island has a population of {'amount': '+775347'}^[15].
• Vancouver Island has a population of {'amount': '+864864'}^[16].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[17].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Vancouver Island's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[24].
• Vancouver Island's category for people born here is recorded as Q32672388^[25].
• Vancouver Island's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Vancouver Island'}^[26].
• Vancouver Island's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Vancouver Island^[27].

Body

Geography

Vancouver Island is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in British Columbia^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Strait of Georgia^[6], a strait^[29], in Canada^[30]. It is on the continent of North America^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Vancouver Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32134'}^[31]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+460'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+775347'}^[15] and {'amount': '+864864'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Vancouver Island's instance of is recorded as island^[8].

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 ranks in the top 0.67% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,270 views/month, #49 of 7,296).^[2] It 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].