Protection Island, Nanaimo

Name: Protection Island
Address: Nanaimo, Canada

#8 among attractions in Nanaimo

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Protection Island is a small island located 1.5 km north-east of downtown Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada in the Nanaimo Harbour. The island was originally named Douglas Island, after James Douglas the first Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. It was renamed Protection Island in 1960. The permanent year-round population is about 350 people. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°10'42"N, 123°55'12"W

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Protection Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nanaimo Bastion, Port Place Shopping Centre, Christian Science Society, Vancouver Island Conference Centre.

1.1 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Nanaimo Bastion, Nanaimo
28 min walk • The Nanaimo Bastion is a historical octagon-shaped blockhouse located at 98 Front Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Hudson's Bay Company, which then held a royal lease on all of what was then the Colony of Vancouver Island, built it between 1853 and 1855 to defend its coal mining operations in Nanaimo.
1.1 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Port Place Shopping Centre, Nanaimo
29 min walk • Port Place Shopping Centre is a hybrid indoor/outdoor shopping mall located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
1 miSW
Church
Christian Science Society, Nanaimo
27 min walk • Christian Science Society, also called the Christian Science Society Building, is an historic single storey style Christian Science church edifice located at 20 Chapel Street in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It was built between 1900 and 1910 as a single-family house and was known as the McDonald Property.
1.2 miSW
Convention center, Entertainment, Library
Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo
31 min walk • The Vancouver Island Regional Library is the fourth-largest library system in British Columbia. It serves more than 430,000 people on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii and the Central Coast through 39 branch libraries and a books-by-mail service. Administrative offices are located in Nanaimo.
0.9 miS
Harbor
Nanaimo Harbour, Nanaimo
24 min walk • Nanaimo Harbour, also known as the Port of Nanaimo, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The City of Nanaimo runs along the west side of the harbour. Three islands, Newcastle, Protection, and Gabriola, along with Duke Point, form the eastern edge.

Protection Island, Nanaimo

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Nanaimo plan & book

Protection Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nanaimo Bastion, Nanaimo

Port Place Shopping Centre, Nanaimo

Christian Science Society, Nanaimo

Vancouver Island Conference Centre, Nanaimo

Nanaimo Harbour, Nanaimo