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Highlands, British Columbia - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Downs, Farmland, Grassland, Highland, Lowlands, Moorland, Moors, Plains, Prairies, Province, Provinces |
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The District of Highlands is a municipal district on the Saanich Peninsula, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As one of the "Western Communities" or West Shore municipalities outside Victoria, Highlands has a population of 1,674. The region stretches along the Strait of Juan de Fuca shoreline from Esquimalt Harbour to Rocky Point.
Well known for lakes and wilderness areas, the Highlands is home to Gowlland Tod Provincial Park. The park protects Douglas fir habitat, old-growth forest, wildflowers, arbutus and manzanita.
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