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vancouver island , british columbia vancouver island , just off of southwestern canadas british columbia coast , is a beautiful place popular with both canadians and americans its natural beauty is one of its main draws , making it a popular destination for whale watching , white water rafting , caving , sailing , fishing , diving , and snorkeling at the south tip of the island is the city of victoria , british columbias capital this city has been called canadas answer to seattle , and is a very popular tourist destination the island sits at the center of this image to the northeast , the coast mountains are covered in snow , while beyond them is the fraser plateau separating vancouver island from washington is the juan de fuca strait , named for a sailor who supposedly explored it for the spanish in 1592 south of the island is washington the coast mountains continue down the right edge of the image , all the way into california the lone circle of snowcapped mountains in western washington mark the olympic mountains , which include mount olympus and olympic national park due east of the park , on the eastern coast of puget sound , is seattle the states largest city appears grayish against the deep green mountains at the very bottom of the image is oregon its largest city , portland , is visible right on the border with washington , and also appears gray against the green mountains dominating the southwestern portion of the image , which was acquired on june 3 , 2003 , is the pacific ocean ? |
