Vancouver Island Ranges
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The Vancouver Island Ranges are a series of rugged, forested mountain ranges forming the backbone of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, known for their alpine scenery and outdoor recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Island Ranges canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range system
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Johnstone Strait
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Georgia Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
|
| containsProtectedArea |
Strathcona Provincial Park
ⓘ
Strathcona Provincial Park ⓘ
surface form:
Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Georgia Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Georgia
|
| extendsFrom |
Strathcona Provincial Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Strathcona Provincial Park region
|
| extendsTo |
northern Vancouver Island
ⓘ
southern Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| formedBy | tectonic uplift ⓘ |
| geologicalType | fold and thrust belt ⓘ |
| geology |
plutonic rock
ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ volcanic rock ⓘ |
| hasSubrange |
Beaufort Range
ⓘ
Bonanza Range ⓘ Elk River Mountains ⓘ Genevieve Range ⓘ Halifax Range ⓘ Newcastle Ridge ⓘ Pelham Range ⓘ Prince of Wales Range ⓘ Refuge Cove area ranges ⓘ Rugged Mountain massif ⓘ Sophia Range ⓘ |
| highestElevation |
2195 m
ⓘ
7201 ft ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Golden Hinde ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Pacific Ranges ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ranges physiographic division
Vancouver Island ⓘ central Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| orogeny |
Cordilleran orogeny
ⓘ
surface form:
Cordilleran Orogeny
Insular Orogeny ⓘ |
| partOf |
Insular Mountains
ⓘ
Pacific Coast Ranges ⓘ |
| popularActivities |
backpacking
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ ski touring ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| vegetation |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.