Discovery Islands
The Discovery Islands are a group of sparsely populated islands in the Discovery Passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia.Tap on the map to travel |
Photo: Owen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: gerrythomasen, CC BY 2.0.
Popular Destinations
Outer Islands and Mainland Inlets
Photo: Barbara Guida, CC BY 2.0.
The Outer Discovery Islands and nearby Mainland Inlets are an off the beaten path delight of chisel.ed fjords and forest-clad islands, a land where the salmon run, the eagles soar and the grizzly bears roam.
Quadra Island
Photo: thievingjoker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quadra Island is the largest island in and the gateway to the Discovery Islands off the coast of British Columbia.
Cortes Island
Cortes Island is one of the Discovery Islands off the coast of British Columbia.Destinations
Desolation Sound
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Desolation Sound is a popular boating and kayaking destination north of the Sunshine Coast in the province of British Columbia.
Discovery Islands
- Type: archipelago
- Description: Archipelago in British Columbia, Canada
- Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of centre
50.315° or 50° 18' 54" northLongitude of centre
-125.116° or 125° 6' 58" westWikidata ID
Q946258Discovery Islands Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: جزر ديسكفري
- Breton: Inizi Discovery
- Chinese: 發現群島
- Chinese: 迪斯卡弗里群岛
- English: Northern Gulf Islands
- Esperanto: Malkovro-Insularo
- French: Îles Discovery
- French: îles Discovery
- German: Discovery Islands
- Hebrew: איי דיסקברי
- Hebrew: איי התגליות
- Portuguese: Ilhas Discovery
- Spanish: Islas Discovery
- Vietnamese: Quần đảo Discovery
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Discovery Islands. Photo: gerrythomasen, CC BY 2.0.