A quarter of a century later, Vancouver Island had become such a well-known geographical feature that the founding of the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1849 gave this name full official status.
O štvrť storočia neskôr bolo označenie ostrova Vancouverov ostrov tak známe a vžité, že založenie kolónie "Colony of Vancouver Island" v roku 1849 dalo tomuto pomenovaniu oficiálny status.