Topographic Profiles A very useful exercise for understanding what topographic maps represent is the construction of a topographic profile. A topographic profile is a cross-sectional view along a line drawn through a portion of a topographic map. In other words, if you could slice through a portion of the earth, pull away one half, and look at it from the side, the surface would be a topographic profile.
Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait.Vancouver Island, located in British Columbia, Canada, is the largest Pacific island east of New Zealand.While the city of Vancouver stands on the North American mainland, Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, is located on the island.long with most of the southern Gulf Islands, plus various minor islands offshore from its southern end, the southern part of Vancouver Island is the only part of British Columbia (and of Western Canada) that lies south of the 49th Parallel.
Vancouver Island is part of British Columbia, Canada. As well as the island itself, it is also a region which includes the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia. It is often referred to by the locals as simply 'The Island'.Vancouver Island is the largest island off the west coast of North America at about 450km long and up to about 90km wide.It has a population of over 700,000 people, with a little less than half of those living in the Greater Victoria area.y ferry [edit]. The most common way to get to Vancouver Island is by BC Ferries [3] . There is regular ferry service from Tsawwassen (near Vancouver) to Swartz Bay (Near Victoria), Tsawwassen to Duke Point (near Nanaimo) and Horseshoe Bay (Near Vancouver) to Departure Bay (in Nanaimo).