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Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait.Vancouver Island, located in British Columbia, Canada, is the largest Pacific island east of New Zealand.While the city of Vancouver stands on the North American mainland, Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, is located on the island.long with most of the southern Gulf Islands, plus various minor islands offshore from its southern end, the southern part of Vancouver Island is the only part of British Columbia (and of Western Canada) that lies south of the 49th Parallel.