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Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary

48.4291° N, 123.2935° W

Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary, British Columbia. 48.4291° N, 123.2935° W

Migratory bird sanctuary, 18.9 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/bc/victoria-harbour-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 18.9 km² migratory bird sanctuary beside James Bay, in British Columbia. It was established in 1923.

Area
18.9 km²
Established
1923

Conditions today

13.8 °C

Wind WSW 30 km/h

Observed at Gonzales Point, as of 8:00 p.m. PDT Thursday

Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness this evening then rain beginning before morning. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this evening except west 50 near Juan de Fuca Strait. Wind becoming southeast 30 gusting to 50 before morning. Low 11.

Weather: Gonzales Point (local forecast), as of 8:02 p.m. PDT Thursday

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:53 a.m.
Sunrise
7:24 a.m.
Sunset
6:35 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:24 a.m.
Moonset
5:56 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Victoria / Saanich, as of 12:00 a.m. PDT

In the park

Beaches

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Migratory bird sanctuary
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific Region

Names

  • Refuge d’oiseaux migrateurs du havre de VictoriaFrench form