Victoria

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Contents 1 Victoria, BC, Canada (Port of entry) 1.1 Background 1.2 Charts 1.3 Communication 2 Navigation 2.1 Check-in facilities 2.2 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 2.3 Anchorages 2.4 Offshore Islands 2.5 Routes/Passages To/From 2.6 Tourism & things to do ashore 2.7 Marine stores 2.8 References & Publications 3 Friends 4 Forums 5 Links 6 Comments

Victoria, BC, Canada (Port of entry)

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	48°25.58′N, 123°22.18′W
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	Local chartlet

Background

Victoria is the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a medium sized (approx. 350,000 in Greater Victoria, including the Saanich Peninsula) and beautiful city. Nicknamed the Garden City for Butchart Gardens and much greenspace. It is also said to lie within the world's most northern Mediterranean climate at a latitude of 48.5 North.

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Charts

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Communication

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Navigation

The Victoria Harbour Authority publishes a map online showing the route to use to enter the harbour to stay out of the heavy float plane traffic.

Check-in facilities

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Marinas & Yacht Clubs

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• Public marinas including the Causeway Floats in front of the Empress Hotel can be found on the Victoria Port Authority Website

Anchorages

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Offshore Islands

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Routes/Passages To/From

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Tourism & things to do ashore

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Marine stores

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References & Publications

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

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