Vancouver Island

[van-koo-ver ahy-luhnd]

noun

1. a major island of British Columbia, Canada, off the southwest coast of the mainland: the largest and most populous island of all the Americas’ west coasts. 12,408 sq. mi. (32,135 sq. km).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Vancouver Island¹

First recorded in 1845–50; named after British Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver (1757–1798)

Example Sentences

Off the coast of Vancouver Island, in the Cascadia region, scientists have now seen that "train wreck" unfolding.

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At his very final stop in the far West, in the isolation of Victoria, Vancouver Island, with only half an hour of campaigning allowed, Carney went "unplugged" among supporters.

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Those are the findings of a new study that examined the repercussions of a massive earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone, which stretches from Northern California up to Canada’s Vancouver Island.

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Romany Williams is a writer, editor and stylist based on Vancouver Island, Canada.

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Tyler Mark of Los Angeles was disappointed in us for overlooking Tofino, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

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