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Victoria

Canada

Latitude Is: 48' 25'' N
Longitude Is: 123' 21'' W

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28 Mar 2024




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About Victoria - Canada

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 80,017 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 344,615, making it the 15th most populous Canadian urban region. Victoria is about 100 kilometres 62 miles from BC's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland. The city is about 100 kilometres 62 miles from Seattle by airplane, ferry, or the Victoria Clipper passenger-only ferry which operates daily, year round between Seattle and Victoria and 40 kilometres 25 miles from Port Angeles, Washington by Coho ferry across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and, at the time, British North America, Victoria is one of the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest, with British settlement beginning in 1843. The city has retained a large number of itsSee More