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For electoral districts with the name Victoria, or in the area of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, see Victoria (electoral districts). Victoria /vÉªkËtÉËriÉ/ is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.
Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada, and is located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from BC's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland.