(Courtesy Tourism Vancouver Island)
-Vancouver Island is the largest island off the North American west coast at over 32,000 square km.
-It's the world's 43rd largest island.
-It's Canada's 11th largest island.
-There are some 7,000 known species inhabiting the coastal waters of Vancouver Island, over 200 species of migratory birds and 33 species of land mammals.
-There are over 1,000 recorded caves on Vancouver Island.
-There are 9,396 lakes on Vancouver Island.
