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The Port of Prince Rupert is a seaport managed by the Prince Rupert Port Authority that occupies 667,731 hectares (1,650,000 acres) of land and water along 20 kilometres (12 miles) of waterfront. The port is located in Prince Rupert Harbour in the North Coast Regional District of British Columbia .
Vessel Unknown Reaction: 2 12 10 minutes Interior Roads: Replaced by an aerial passenger tramway during icy or low water conditions. [5] Digby Island Ferry: Crosses Prince Rupert Harbour between Fairview and Digby. M.V. Digby Island Ferry: Conventional 12 156 20 minutes City of Prince Rupert [6] François Lake Ferry
AMHS's Wickersham @ Fairview Terminal, Prince Rupert - c1970 [photo BC Govt Dept of Travel Industry #14727 - VueScan] crop - D. O. Thorne Collection Author Jim from Kitimat, BC, Canada
Prince Rupert has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb, Trewartha Dolk) and is also located in a temperate rainforest. Prince Rupert is known as "The City of Rainbows", [24] as it is Canada's wettest city, with 2,620 mm (103 in) of annual precipitation on average, of which 2,530 mm (100 in) is rain. In addition, 240 days per year receive at least ...
Shortly thereafter it was determined that the new ship would be named Northern Expedition and that BC Ferries' other northern vessel (the recently purchased Sonia, the replacement for the sunken Queen of the North) would be named Northern Adventure. [8] The keel of the vessel was laid on June 16, 2008 [3] and she was launched on September 25 ...
The vessel arrived at the Victoria shipyards on 18 December 2006, where she underwent an $18-million refit and interior upgrade that finished in March 2007. [9] Part of the refit was to retrofit the ferry's stern loading ramp to match the dockside facilities at BC Ferries terminals. [6] Northern Adventure docked at the Prince Rupert ferry terminal.
During World War II, Fairview Point played an important role in the defence of the Port of Prince Rupert and its associated CNR railhead. "A late and important addition to Prince Rupert's coast defences was the joint Canadian-US enterprise at Fairview Point, a mile south of the city limits.
MV Nicola is an N-class ferry, owned, but not operated by BC Ferries.It is also known as Spirit of Lax Kw ' Alaams, a British Columbia First Nations name. [2] Spirit of Lax Kw ' Alaams currently runs between Prince Rupert and Port Simpson, (also known as Lax Kw'alaams) a British Columbia First Nations community on British Columbia's North Coast.