Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)
| Public Port of Victoria | |
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Aerial view of Victoria Harbour up to Selkirk Water, 11 December 2008 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 48°25′16″N 123°23′34″W / 48.42111°N 123.39278°W |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Transport Canada |
| Owned by | Transport Canada |
| Type of harbour | coastal breakwater |
| Size of harbour | 250 ha (620 acres) |
| Port Manager | Zoe Polden |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 202 cruise ships in 2008 228 cruise ships in 2009 at Ogden Point (excludes ferries) |
| Passenger traffic | 380,000 cruise ship passengers in 2008 400,000 cruise ship passengers in 2009 at Ogden Point (excludes ferry passengers) |
| Website https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/ports-harbours-anchorages/port-victoria | |
Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.