Nanaimo (2011 population 83,810) is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown streets which form a "hub" pattern. It is also fondly known as the "Hub, Tub, and Pub City" because of its association with the bathtub racing and the numerous "watering holes" in Old Nanaimo. It is the location of the headquarters of the Regional District of Nanaimo.
Nanaimo is probably the northernmost location of a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) in the world, and is slightly shielded from the Aleutian Low’s influence by the mountains of central Vancouver Island, so that summers are unusually dry for its latitude and location - though summer drying as a trend is found in the immediate lee of the coastal ranges as far north as Skagway, Alaska.
Nanaimo is probably the northernmost location of a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) in the world, and is slightly shielded from the Aleutian Low’s influence by the mountains of central Vancouver Island, so that summers are unusually dry for its latitude and location - though summer drying as a trend is found in the immediate lee of the coastal ranges as far north as Skagway, Alaska.
In stroemendem Regen fuhren wir morgens um 4:30 Uhr zur Faehranlegestelle Horseshoe Bay um auf die Insel zu kommen. Waehrend der Fahrt brach die Wolkendecke auf und wir hatten einen wunderschoenen sonnigen Tag in Nanaimo. Die Stadt ist sehr uebersichtlich gestaltet und zieht sich rund 20 km an einem herrlichen Kuestenstreifen entlang. Nanaimo ist die noerdlichst gelegene Stadt (Breitengrad) der Erde mit mediterranem Klima.
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