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Victoria



Victoria (pop. 66,300), city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, a tourist and retirement center, and a shipping point for the island's products. It is the site of the University of Victoria and the Royal Roads Military College. The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and the British Royal Navy base at Esquimalt Harbor are nearby.



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