GPS Coordinates of

Meares Island Canada

Central address: 35 Olsen Rd, Tofino, BC V0R, Canada

Elevation: 690.519
Time Zone: America/Vancouver

Latitude: 49° 10' 30.99'' N
Longitude: 125° 50' 20.7096'' W

Meares Island, Canada

The latitude of Meares Island is 49.175275, and the longitude is -125.839086. Meares Island is located in Vancouver Island, Canada with the gps coordinates of 49° 10' 30.99'' N and 125° 50' 20.7096'' W. The category of Meares Island is Islands.

Meares Island is one of the many islands surrounding the Village of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. Its name was given in 1862 by George Henry Richards, captain of HMS Hecate, in honor of John Meares. The island is located in the Clayoquot Sound region and is the location of Opitsat, the main village of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, and was the location of Fort Defiance, a short-lived American fur-trading post founded by Captain Robert Gray.

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Islands