Longview, British Columbia

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Longview was a cannery town on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada, located near Langdale and Port Mellon on the west, mainland side of Thornbrough Channel, a side-channel of Howe Sound separating Gambier Island from the mainland Sunshine Coast. Another cannery town on the same bit of coast was just south, at Seaside Park.

Coordinates: 49°32′N123°29′W / 49.533°N 123.483°W / 49.533; -123.483

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