area of vancouver island square miles
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Home > Getting to Victoria > Vancouver Island. The biggest island on the west coast of North America, Vancouver Island is almost twice the size of Hawaii. It is 451 kilometers (282 miles) long and covers 32,136 square kilometers (12,408 square miles). Much of the island is untamed wilderness - home to cougar, wolves, bear, deer, elk, and eagles.