Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park
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Whaleboat Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park
in British Columbia
, Canada
, located just southeast of Ruxton Island
, to the southeast of the city of Nanaimo.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located just southeast of Ruxton Island
Ruxton Island
Ruxton Island is one of the seven islands in the De Courcy Islands group. It is one of the southern Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Located south of Gabriola Island, it is home to approximately five year round cabins and 100 seasonally occupied cabins....
, to the southeast of the city of Nanaimo.