Whaletown: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
add {{Use Canadian English}} |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} |
|||
| ⚫ | '''Whaletown''' is a settlement on [[Cortes Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is known as the gateway to [[ |
||
{{Infobox settlement |
|||
| official_name = Whaletown, British Columbia |
|||
| settlement_type = Settlement |
|||
| coordinates = {{coord|50.100|N|125.033|W|region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}} |
|||
| pushpin_map = Canada British Columbia#Canada |
|||
|timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|PST]] |
|||
|utc_offset = -8 |
|||
|timezone_DST = |
|||
|utc_offset_DST = |
|||
|postal_code_type = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Forward sortation area]] |
|||
|postal_code = [[List of V postal codes of Canada|V0P]] |
|||
|subdivision_type = Country |
|||
|subdivision_name = Canada |
|||
|subdivision_type1 = Province |
|||
|subdivision_name1 = [[British Columbia]] |
|||
|subdivision_type3 = [[Regions of Canada#British Columbia|Region]] |
|||
|subdivision_name3 = [[Vancouver Island]] |
|||
|subdivision_type4 = [[Regional districts of British Columbia|Regional District]] |
|||
|subdivision_name4 = [[Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia|Strathcona Regional District]] |
|||
}} |
|||
| ⚫ | '''Whaletown''' is a settlement on [[Cortes Island]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is known as the gateway to [[Cortes Island]]. A public ferry links Whaletown to Heriot Bay on [[Quadra Island]]. It is featured in the 2013 [[Man Booker Prize|Man Booker long-list]] work of fiction by author [[Ruth Ozeki]], ''[[A Tale for the Time Being]]''. |
||
The [[Whaletown Water Aerodrome]] serves the town. |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{BCGNIS|35016|Whaletown}} |
{{BCGNIS|35016|Whaletown}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{coord|50.100|N|125.033|W|display=title|type:city_region:CA_source:GNS-enwiki}} |
|||
[[Category:Populated places in the Strathcona Regional District]] |
[[Category:Populated places in the Strathcona Regional District]] |
||
[[Category:Cortes Island]] |
[[Category:Cortes Island]] |
||
[[Category:Ferry transport in British Columbia]] |
[[Category:Ferry transport in British Columbia]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 26 January 2023
Whaletown, British Columbia | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
  Whaletown, British Columbia  Whaletown, British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′00″N 125°01′59″W / 50.100°N 125.033°W | |
| Land | Kanada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Vancouver Island |
| Regional District | Strathcona Regional District |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
Whaletown is a settlement on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the gateway to Cortes Island. A public ferry links Whaletown to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island. It is featured in the 2013 Man Booker long-list work of fiction by author Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being.
The Whaletown Water Aerodrome serves the town.
References
[edit]"Whaletown". BC Geographical Names.
.svg){kind=small} | This article about a location in British Columbia, Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |