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Vancouver Island
[ van-koo-ver ahy-luhnd ]
noun
- 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).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Vancouver Island1
First recorded in 1845–50; named after British Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver (1757–1798)
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Example Sentences
We then proceeded by steamer, through glorious scenery, southward to Victoria, Vancouver Island.
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They faced a sinking sun, a ball of molten fire on the far crest of Vancouver Island.
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Finally, in 1846, the latter contention was accepted, with a modification to leave Vancouver Island wholly British territory.
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Local governments had been established both in Vancouver Island and on the mainland.
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Mount Arrowsmith is one of the highest mountains of Vancouver Island; it is 5976 feet in elevation.
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