Official Name: | Whaletown, British Columbia |
Settlement Type: | Settlement |
Coordinates: | 50.1°N -125.033°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Postal Code Type: | Forward sortation area |
Postal Code: | V0P |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Vancouver Island |
Subdivision Type4: | Regional District |
Subdivision Name4: | Strathcona Regional District |
Whaletown is a settlement on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is known as the gateway to Cortes Island. A public ferry links Whaletown to Heriot Bay on Quadra Island. It is featured in the 2013 Man Booker long-list work of fiction by author Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being.
The Whaletown Water Aerodrome serves the town.