DESTINATION - Jordan River - British Columbia, Canada
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The A-Team
N 48° 25.332 W 124° 03.300
10U E 421946 N 5363765
This location is where the Jordan River flows into the Juan de Fuca Strait, an offshoot of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 51 km west of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMKMCF
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/01/2014
Views: 4
The Jordan River is a 27 km-long river that starts in the hills of Southern Vancouver Island and flows southwest through the Diversion Reservoir and Dam before discharging into the Juan de Fuca Strait, an offshoot of the Pacific Ocean. In 1790, Spanish explorer Lieutenant Francisco de Eliza explored the area where the river is located. His Sub-Lieutenant, Manuel Quimper, named it Rio Hermoso on June 14, 1790, but the name was changed to Rio Jordan later that year when the official Spanish map, the Carta Reducida, was drawn by Gonzalo López de Haro. British explorers later anglicized the name to Jordan River. The river was named after Alejandro Jordán, the chaplain of Francisco de Eliza. Today, the small settlement of River Jordan, formerly a logging camp, is situated beside the mouth of the river and the beach is a popular place to camp and surf.
The posted coordinates point to the sign in the middle of the West Coast Road bridge over the Jordan River, just metres above it's mouth. At low- or mid-tides, you can walk out on the beach on either side of the river's mouth.
Parking Coordinates: Not listed
Trailhead Coordinates: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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