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Gold River is a village located close to the geographic centre of Vancouver Island in British Columbia,
Gold River serves as a historic point, being the closest village to the famous Yuquot, or "Friendly Cove", where British explorer Captain James Cook first set ashore. There Cook met the Mowachaht native band's chief, Chief Maquinna.
Approximately, 90 km west of Campbell River, was named by the Spaniards in the 1700s as it was the only Spanish settlement in Canada. Built in 1965 to service a community dependent on the local pulp mill and forest industries, Gold River was the first town in Canada to have underground wiring.
Gold River serves as a historic point, being the closest village to the famous Yuquot, or "Friendly Cove", where British explorer Captain James Cook first set ashore. There Cook met the Mowachaht native band's chief, Chief Maquinna.
Approximately, 90 km west of Campbell River, was named by the Spaniards in the 1700s as it was the only Spanish settlement in Canada. Built in 1965 to service a community dependent on the local pulp mill and forest industries, Gold River was the first town in Canada to have underground wiring.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_River,_British_Columbia
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Coordinates: 49°46'36"N 126°2'59"W
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