Vancouver Island
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after English explorer George Vancouver.
Proper noun edit
- A large island off the southwest coast of British Columbia, Canada.
- 2022, Emily St. John Mandel, Sea of Tranquility, Picador, pages 22-23:
- The inlets and coves and little islands are on their starboard side, and just beyond them rises the immensity of Vancouver Island, its forests ascending into mountains whose summits are lost in low cloud.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
island off coast of British Columbia
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