 Elk Falls Provincial Park Total population of the the Vancouver Island Region is 726,367 (700,593 for Vancouver Island, 18,926 for the Southern Gulf Islands, and 6,848 for the Northern Gulf Islands). Surrounded by sparkling ocean, Vancouver Island has an extensive network of rivers, lakes and streams. It is also home to Della Falls, one of Canada's highest waterfalls. It is separated from the BC mainland by the Strait of Georgia to the east and, to the south and southeast, from Washington State by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The island contains many pockets of old-growth forests of Douglas-fir and western redcedar, as well as rare, naturally occurring groves of Garry oak. The west coast of Vancouver Island is largely unpopulated.
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