page_title: Vancouver Island
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Vancouver Island / Economy / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Campsite at Mystic Beach at the beginning of the golden hour, Vancouver Island, Canada. The campsite was quite busy that day due to Canada Day which made the weekend 3 days long and is a popular weekend for camping in Canada Polski: Widok na&#160;początku „złotej godziny” na&#160;obozowisko na&#160;plaży Mystic Beach na&#160;wyspie Vancouver, w&#160;Kanadzie. Čeština: Kempování na pláži Mystic Beach na začátku zlaté hodiny na ostrově Vancouver, Kanada. Español: Lugar de campamento en Mystic Beach al comienzo de la hora mágica, isla de Vancouver, Canadá. Magyar: Vízparti kemping röviddel napnyugta előtt (Mystic Beach, Vancouver-sziget, Kanada) Македонски: Прибрежно логориште на островот Ванкувер, Канада. Nederlands: Kampeerterrein Mystic Beach op het Canadese Vancouvereiland Português: Acampamento na Mystic Beach, Ilha Vancouver, Canadá. Українська: Кемпінг на Містік-біч на початку «золотої години», острів Ванкувер, Канада
context_page_description: Vancouver Island is in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is 460 km in length, 100 km in width at its widest point, and 32,134 km² in area. It is the largest island on the west coasts of the Americas.
  The southern part of Vancouver Island and some of the nearby Gulf Islands are the only parts of British Columbia or Western Canada to lie south of the 49th parallel. This area has one of the warmest climates in Canada, and since the mid-1990s has been mild enough in a few areas to grow subtropical Mediterranean crops such as olives and lemons.
  The population of Vancouver Island was 870,297 as of 2019. Nearly half of that population live in the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. Other notable cities and towns on Vancouver Island include Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Parksville, Courtenay, and Campbell River.
  Indigenous peoples had inhabited Vancouver Island for thousands of years, long before the arrival of British and Spanish naval expeditions in the late 18th century.
context_section_description: In recent years the government of British Columbia has engaged in an advertising program to draw more tourists to beach resorts in places such as Tofino and Ucluelet. Sport fishing, whale watching, hiking, scuba diving, surfing, and skiing are just a few things for which tourists visit Vancouver Island. Visitors also come to see Victoria's 19th-century architecture, and the many villages which line the coast such as Cowichan Bay, Chemainus, and Qualicum Beach.
caption: Campsite at Mystic Beach
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