Colony of Vancouver Island (Q2510000)

matcher place: Vancouver Island (relation 2249770)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1849 establishments in Canada, 1849 establishments in North America, 1866 disestablishments in North America, 1866 disestablishments in the British Empire, 19th century in British Columbia, British North America, Colony of Vancouver Island, Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas, History of Vancouver Island, Island countries, States and territories disestablished in 1866, States and territories established in 1849

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Colony of Vancouver Island, officially known as the Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies, was a Crown colony of British North America from 1849 to 1866, after which it was united with the mainland to form the Colony of British Columbia. The united colony joined Canadian Confederation, thus becoming part of Canada, in 1871. The colony comprised Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands of the Strait of Georgia.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La colonie de l'Île de Vancouver et ses dépendances (anglais : Island of Vancouver and its Dependencies) est une colonie de la Couronne de l'Amérique du Nord britannique ayant existé de 1848 à 1866, date à laquelle elle est fusionnée à la colonie de la Colombie-Britannique.

Wikidata location: 49.6333, -125.7000 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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administrative territorial entity (Q56061)

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