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This is a list of World War II-era fortifications on the British Columbia Coast.

North Coast

  • Barrett Point 54°14′28″N 130°20′02″W / 54.24111°N 130.33389°W / 54.24111; -130.33389 (Barrett Point)
  • Frederick Point, Digby Island, twin QF 12 pounder naval guns 54°15′19″N 130°21′49″W / 54.25528°N 130.36361°W / 54.25528; -130.36361 (Frederick Point)
  • Casey Point, 2x25 pounders 54°16′33″N 130°21′36″W / 54.27583°N 130.36000°W / 54.27583; -130.36000 (Casey Point)
  • Fairview Point, 2x 8" railway guns 54°17′20″N 130°21′25″W / 54.28889°N 130.35694°W / 54.28889; -130.35694 (Fairview Point)
  • Dundas Point 54°19′21″N 130°24′54″W / 54.32250°N 130.41500°W / 54.32250; -130.41500 (Dundas Point)
  • Seal Cove 54°16′33″N 130°21′36″W / 54.27583°N 130.36000°W / 54.27583; -130.36000 (Casey Point)
  • Watson Island, ammunition depot, hospital, ocean dock (stores warehouse), and command post 54°14′00″N 130°18′00″W / 54.23333°N 130.30000°W / 54.23333; -130.30000 (Watson Island (railway point))

Central Coast

  • Bella Bella – Two 75 mm guns and an anti-aircraft to protect the seaplane base 52°08′50″N 128°05′34″W / 52.14722°N 128.09278°W / 52.14722; -128.09278 (Shearwater (Bella Bella Airbase))
  • Yorke Island coastal defence fort 50°26′57″N 125°58′35″W / 50.44917°N 125.97639°W / 50.44917; -125.97639

South Coast

  • Fort Rodd Hill, originally built in the 19th century to defend Victoria and CFB Esquimalt 48°25′53″N 123°26′58″W / 48.43139°N 123.44944°W / 48.43139; -123.44944 (Fort Rodd Hill)
  • Albert Head, 9.2-inch guns, counter bombardment battery during WWII 48°23′18″N 123°28′39″W / 48.38833°N 123.47750°W / 48.38833; -123.47750 (Albert Head (head))
  • Mary Hill 48°20′42″N 123°32′55″W / 48.34500°N 123.54861°W / 48.34500; -123.54861 (Mary Hill)
  • Christopher Point Battery – 1941–44 - 2 × 8-inch M1888 American railway guns
  • Duntze Head 48°25′52″N 123°26′22″W / 48.43111°N 123.43944°W / 48.43111; -123.43944 (Duntze Head)
  • Ogden Point Battery – 1939–1943 with better guns replaced Breakwater Battery in 1944
  • Black Rock battery – 1893–1956
  • Macaulay Point, 3-gun battery dating back to 1878 48°25′05″N 123°24′33″W / 48.41806°N 123.40917°W / 48.41806; -123.40917
  • Golf Hill (WW II 1940–44 position), 2 × 12-pdr quick-firing anti motor torpedo boat (AMTB) guns
  • Point Grey, 3 × 6-inch guns and director tower, now the site of the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, although one gun position and tunnel entrances remain. 49°16′10″N 123°15′35″W / 49.26944°N 123.25972°W / 49.26944; -123.25972
  • Ferguson Point, Stanley Park 49°18′03″N 123°09′28″W / 49.30083°N 123.15778°W / 49.30083; -123.15778
  • First Narrows Gantry, two 12-pdr QF guns. Demolished in the 1970s 49°19′06″N 123°08′11″W / 49.31833°N 123.13639°W / 49.31833; -123.13639
  • Steveston, one 18-pdr field gun, later replaced by two 25-pdr field guns Ordnance QF 25 pounder 49°08′00″N 123°11′00″W / 49.13333°N 123.18333°W / 49.13333; -123.18333 (Steveston)
  • Signal Hill (Needs Restoration) 48°25′46″N 123°25′44″W / 48.42944°N 123.42889°W / 48.42944; -123.42889 (Signal Hill)
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