As you can see from the satellite image below, Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia have a lot of coastline. Add to this all of the islands in BC and the total amount of coastline is a staggering 27,000 km or 16,900 miles. This is over twice the diameter of the earth (12,742 km or 7,900 miles).

The coastline is also highly variable, being made up of large and small islands, islets, rocky shores and headlands, reefs, inlets, fjords, sandy beaches, estuaries, tidal lagoons and more. This is one of the reasons why coastal British Columbia is a premier kayaking destination that attracts nature lovers from around the world.

Use the satellite image below to do some virtual exploring and see just exactly what we mean when we say coastal BC is a kayaker's Paradise. Pay particular attention to the yellow circles where you can book a guided sea kayaking tour with Steller Sea Kayaking.