Duke Point, British Columbia

Duke Point is a geographical location in the extreme southeastern part of the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia.

It is located on a thin peninsula to the east of the Nanaimo River estuary, just across the Northumberland Channel from Gabriola Island.

The Duke Point ferry terminal is also located here, but there are no public transit connections.

[1] Before Duke Point became an industrial park, there were searches for archaeological sites on the peninsula.

[3] The site also revealed that Duke Point was used as a seasonal ground for the Coast Salish.