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This is a list of distant landmarks that can be seen from the water front in the town of Qualicum Beach in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The index photograph is taken along the old Island Highway at the end of Bay Street at the waterfront of the Strait of Georgia. 49°21′14.6″N 124°27′11.4″W / 49.354056°N 124.453167°W / 49.354056; -124.453167 (Bay St and Island Hwy)

Identification

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Landmarks are indexed by compass bearings corrected to true. Using a magnetic compass[1], an adjustment must be made for variation[2]. As of July 2008, the correct adjustment for this location is 18° 5' East[3]. The bearing read on a compass must be increased by 18° to convert to a true bearing as used in the table. Subtract 18° from the bearings shown in the table to find the locations by compass bearing. Note that the bearings are only accurate for the position from which they were taken.

Landmarks

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To be replace with indexed image showing bearings of landmarks (10000px):

A panorama of Qualicum Beach


Bearings and coordinates are taken from the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia,[4] the Atlas of Canada [5] and other sources.[6]

Coordinates Range Bearing (True) Description
49°50′23″N 123°36′52″W / 49.83972°N 123.61444°W / 49.83972; -123.61444 (Tzoonie Mountain) 81 km (50 mi) 048 Tzoonie Mountain, 2,123 m (6,965 ft) in the Tantalus Range VERIFY
49°48′59″N 123°37′48″W / 49.81639°N 123.63000°W / 49.81639; -123.63000 (Tzoonie SW3) 83.9 km (52.1 mi) in the Tantalus Range 050 Tzoonie SW3 with glaciated peak, 2,067 m (6,781 ft) in the Tantalus Range
49°26′16″N 124°10′24″W / 49.43778°N 124.17333°W / 49.43778; -124.17333 (Young Point) 38.3 km (23.8 mi) 065 Young Point, south end of Lasqueti Island
49°29′51″N 123°58′18″W / 49.49750°N 123.97167°W / 49.49750; -123.97167 (Spy Glass Hill, South Thormanby Island) 22.3 km (13.9 mi) 066 Spy Glass Hill, North Thormanby Island, about 150 m (490 ft)
49°36′27″N 123°34′02″W / 49.60750°N 123.56722°W / 49.60750; -123.56722 (Tetrahedron Peak) 69.9 km (43.4 mi) 066 Tetrahedron Peak 1,739 m (5,705 ft). The peaks on either side, each with some snow showing, are Mount Richardson (49°34′09.8″N 123°45′10.1″W / 49.569389°N 123.752806°W / 49.569389; -123.752806 (Mount Richardson) 66 km (41 mi)), 997 m (3,271 ft)*, to the left and Mount Crucil (49°34′09.1″N 123°39′33.8″W / 49.569194°N 123.659389°W / 49.569194; -123.659389 (Mount Crucil)

62.2 km (38.6 mi)), 1,315 m (4,314 ft), to the right of Tetrahedron.

49°25′25.3″N 124°11′34.9″W / 49.423694°N 124.193028°W / 49.423694; -124.193028 (Elephant Eye Light, Sangster Island) 20.4 km (12.7 mi) 068 Elephant Eye Light, south end of Sangster Island.
49°28′59″N 123°43′57″W / 49.48306°N 123.73250°W / 49.48306; -123.73250 (Sechelt BC) 54.1 km (33.6 mi) 075 Conspicuous open mines above Sechelt, BC
49°36′49″N 124°18′15″W / 49.61361°N 124.30417°W / 49.61361; -124.30417 (Mount Grant) 30.2 km (18.8 mi) 025 Mount Grant, Texada Island 744m LABEL
49°28′29″N 124°16′52″W / 49.47472°N 124.28111°W / 49.47472; -124.28111 (Mount Trematon) 18.8 km (11.7 mi) 051 Mount Trematon, Lasqueti Island LABEL
49°27.1′N 124°17.5′W / 49.4517°N 124.2917°W / 49.4517; -124.2917 (Jenkins Island) 16.6 km (10.3 mi) 056 Jenkins Island LABEL
49°27′54″N 124°14′32″W / 49.46511191550435°N 124.24232482910156°W / 49.46511191550435; -124.24232482910156 (Boat Cove) 20.5 km (12.7 mi) 058 Boat Cove, Lasqueti Island LABEL
49°27′54″N 124°14′32″W / 49.46511191550435°N 124.24232482910156°W / 49.46511191550435; -124.24232482910156 (Boat Cove) 20.5 km (12.7 mi) 058 Boat Cove, Lasqueti Island LABEL
49°0′0″N 123°0′0″W / 49.00000°N 123.00000°W / 49.00000; -123.00000 (?) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) brng peak 1 m (3.3 ft)
49°0′0″N 123°0′0″W / 49.00000°N 123.00000°W / 49.00000; -123.00000 (?) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) brng peak 1 m (3.3 ft)
49°0′0″N 123°0′0″W / 49.00000°N 123.00000°W / 49.00000; -123.00000 (?) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) brng peak 1 m (3.3 ft)


49°0′0″N 123°0′0″W / 49.00000°N 123.00000°W / 49.00000; -123.00000 (?) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) brng peak 1 m (3.3 ft)


49°36′27″N 123°34′02″W / 49.60750°N 123.56722°W / 49.60750; -123.56722 (Tetrahedron Peak) 68.9 km (42.8 mi) 058 Tetrahedron Peak 1,739 m (5,705 ft) Confirmed
49°34′18″N 123°33′00″W / 49.57167°N 123.55000°W / 49.57167; -123.55000 (Panther Peak) 52.5 km (32.6 mi) 062 Panther Peak 1,695 m (5,561 ft) Confirmed


49°49′51″N 123°33′03″W / 49.83083°N 123.55083°W / 49.83083; -123.55083 (Tzoonie E5) 68.6 km (42.6 mi) 042 Tzoonie E5 2,093 m (6,867 ft)


49°35′53″N 123°52′36″W / 49.59806°N 123.87667°W / 49.59806; -123.87667 (Caren S5) 41.5 km (25.8 mi) 042 Caren S5 1,118 m (3,668 ft)
49°45′56″N 123°38′44″W / 49.76556°N 123.64556°W / 49.76556; -123.64556 (Tzoonie S9) 66.4 km (41.3 mi) 042 Tzoonie S9 1,983 m (6,506 ft)
49°21′02″N 124°09′36.8″W / 49.35056°N 124.160222°W / 49.35056; -124.160222 (?) 8 km (5.0 mi) 068 Ballenas Lighthouse
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References

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  1. ^ Using a Compass Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
  2. ^ Magnetic declination Geological Survey of Canada Geomagnetism
  3. ^ Magnetic Declination CalculatorNatural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada
  4. ^ Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
  5. ^ Atlas of Canada Natural Resources Canada
  6. ^ Morris, Frank; Heath, Willis R (1979). Marine Atlas, Vol 1 Olympia to Malcolm Island. Seattle: Bayless Enterprises.

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