Little River (Vancouver Island)
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The Little River is a tributary
of Little River Bay in the Comox Valley
region of Vancouver Island
, British Columbia
, Canada
and the namesake of the community of Little River, British Columbia
. Little River Bay is a sidewater of the Strait of Georgia
.
Just to the west is an officially named Little River Beach just east of the BC Ferries
terminal, which connects to Powell River
on the upper Sunshine Coast.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Little River Bay in the Comox Valley
Comox Valley
The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny Bay, Black Creek and Merville. The communities of Denman...
region of Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the namesake of the community of Little River, British Columbia
Little River, British Columbia
Little River is a community in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Its namesake, Little River, is a short stream of the same name which enters Little River Bay, just to the west of which there is an officially named Little River Beach just east of the BC Ferries...
. Little River Bay is a sidewater of the Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia
The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately long and varies in width from...
.
Just to the west is an officially named Little River Beach just east of the BC Ferries
BC Ferries
British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is a de facto Crown Corporation that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia...
terminal, which connects to Powell River
Powell River, British Columbia
Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Most of its population lives near the eastern shores of Malaspina Strait, that part of the larger Georgia Strait between Texada Island and the Mainland...
on the upper Sunshine Coast.
See also
- Little River (Cariboo River), a river in the Cariboo region of British Columbia
- Little River (Little Shuswap Lake), a river in the Shuswap Country region of British Columbia