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Features on Coastal Recreation Maps include: - Points of Interest
- Wildlife Viewing
- Hiking Trails
- Fishing Areas
- Provincial Parks
- Ecological Reserves
- Boat Ramps
- Backcountry Campsites
- Protected Anchorages
- Ferry Routes
- Beachcombing Areas
- Native Reserves
- Sea Caves and Stacks
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- Tidal Currents
- Whale Watching Areas
- Surf Zones
- Hazardous Waters
- Reefs and Islets
- Steep Shorelines
- Wharves
- Float Plane Sites
- Tidal Zones
- Forestry Sites
- First Aid Stations
- Camping facilities (picnic tables and pit toilets)
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Coastal Waters Recreation Maps contain lots of additional information describing:
- Significant Points of Interest including unique geological features (including sea caves, tombolos, arches), shipwrecks.
- Wildlife Viewing Areas, viewing ethics, best times to view, along with Whale Watching Guidelines and information on Ecological Reserves.
- Descriptions of:
- Hiking Trails
- Native Influence
- Paddling Hazards and Suggestions
- Tidal Currents and Tidal Activity
- Lists of Nautical Charts
- Emergency Telephone Numbers
Native Habitation
Native settlements have been found along the British Columbia coastline dating back thousands of years before the first Europeans first landed upon our coast. Today many of these first settlements have long since been abandoned and left to nature, the result being sites of old middens and rock paintings (petroglyphs) found in many secluded coves. This is just part of the experience one can find exploring this coastline.
Marine Life
Marine life is unsurpassed off the British Columbia coast. Twice each year gray whales migrate past Vancouver Island on their way between Mexico to Alaska providing exceptional opportunities to view these magnificent mammals. These waters are also home to other mammals including several species of sea lions and seals along with the “orca” or killer whales. The tidal zone also has an abundant variety of marine life, furnishing endless hours of tidal viewing and beachcombing.
PLACES TO SEE….. Points of Interest
- Steep fjord like cliffs of Sydney Inlet
- The Brooks Peninsula protruding 16 km out into the open Pacific Ocean
- Twenty kilometers of pure white sand situated between Ucluelet and Tofino in Pacific Rim National Park(Long Beach Unit)
- Sculptured sandstone cliffs over 2 km in length along the west side of Valdes Island
- Spectacular rugged shoreline of Juan de Fuca Provincial Park including sea caves, waterfalls and small pocket beaches
Wildlife Viewing Sights
- Sea Otters in Checleset Bay
- Annual gray whale migration along the west coast of Vancouver Island, several resident grays are found in Clayoquot Sound
- Spectacular oldgrowth stands in many upper valley’s of the Tahsish River, Megin River, Stellar Sea Lions found off Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park
- Johnstone Strait is world reknown for killer whales(orca)
- Basking sharks found in the waters of Barkley and Clayoquot Sound
- Countless sea bird rookeries along the coastline and on smaller offshore islands
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