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Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaVoted #1 Island in North America for the past five consecutive years by readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, and voted #1 Islands in Continental US / Canada for 2001 and 2002 by readers of Travel + Leisure Magazine, Vancouver Island truly has something for everyone. The largest island off the Pacific Coast of continental North America, Vancouver Island is the 10th largest island in Canada and one of 6,000 islands in British Columbia. For our American visitors, it is nine times larger than Long Island, New York; for our overseas visitors Vancouver Island is larger than many European and Asian countries.On a map it looks like a miniature version of British Columbia, and a moderate size - Vancouver Island at its narrowest is 65 kilometers (39 miles) and 97 kilometers (58 miles) at its widest. Total population of the Vancouver Island Region is 726,367 (700,593 for Vancouver Island, 18,926 for the Southern Gulf Islands, and 6,848 for the Northern Gulf Islands). We have a Temperate Climate on Vancouver IslandVancouver Island - Victoria & the Gulf Islands boast the mildest climate in Canada. Summertime is reliably warm and sunny, with frequent ocean breezes. Temperatures reach average highs in the high 20 s Celsius (75 to 90 Fahrenheit) but evenings can be cool. In winter the Vancouver Island region is the most temperate of all British Columbia, with temperatures just below 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) to 10 Celsius (50 Fahrenheit).
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