Whaletown

Settlement in British Columbia, Canada
50°06′00″N 125°01′59″W / 50.100°N 125.033°W / 50.100; -125.033CountryCanadaProvinceBritish ColumbiaRegionVancouver IslandRegional DistrictStrathcona Regional DistrictTime zoneUTC-8 (PST)Forward sortation area

Whaletown is a settlement on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the gateway to Cortes Island. A public ferry links Whaletown to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island. It is featured in the 2013 Man Booker long-list work of fiction by author Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being.

The Whaletown Water Aerodrome serves the town.

References

"Whaletown". BC Geographical Names.


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