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Vancouver IslandNONE（无词性）- An island of southwest British Columbia, Canada, in the Pacific Ocean separated from the mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Strait. The Strait of Juan de Fuca flows between the southern end of the island and the coastline of northwest Washington. First sighted by Spanish explorers in 1774 and visited by Capt. James Cook in 1778, it was named in honor of Capt. George Vancouver, who circumnavigated the island in 1792.温哥华岛：加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省西南部岛屿，位于太平洋上，与大陆之间隔着乔治亚海峡与夏洛特女王海峡。该岛最南端与华盛顿州西北沿岸之间相隔着胡安·德·福卡海峡。该岛于1774年首先被西班牙探险者发现。詹姆斯·库克中尉于1778年登临该岛，该岛以乔治·温哥华中尉的名字命名，因为他于1792年环绕该岛航行了一周
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