Oceanic, British Columbia

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Oceanic is an unincorporated settlement at the southern tip of Smith Island in the area of the Skeena estuary on the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada. [1]

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54°07′00″N130°13′00″W / 54.11667°N 130.21667°W / 54.11667; -130.21667