Whiffin Spit
A long, slender spit curls across the entrance to Sooke Harbour, drawing one of the most distinctive lines on the map between the sheltered water and the open strait.
Minimalist map poster · Canada
48.3746° N / 123.7276° W
A west-coast town wrapped around a sheltered harbour and basin, with a long spit reaching out toward the open strait

One city, five moods
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The map
Sooke lies on the southern shore of Vancouver Island, west of Victoria, where the land meets the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The map is shaped by water. Sooke Harbour and the wider Sooke Basin behind it form a large, enclosed inlet, and the town spreads along its northern and eastern shores, with forested hills rising inland.
The most striking line on the map is Whiffin Spit, a narrow finger of land that nearly closes the harbour mouth. Highway 14, the West Coast Road, runs through the town and continues toward the rugged coastline beyond, while the Sooke River comes down from the north to meet the basin, passing the well-known rock pools of the Sooke Potholes upstream.
A Sooke map poster is mostly about edges: shoreline, spit, river and road. Streets are relatively few, so the coastline carries the design. In a single print you get the calm of the basin, the thin curve of the spit and the open strait beyond, a clear portrait of a town that looks toward the sea.
A long, slender spit curls across the entrance to Sooke Harbour, drawing one of the most distinctive lines on the map between the sheltered water and the open strait.
Behind the harbour, the broad basin forms a large, calm body of water edged by coves and points, taking up much of the poster and framing the town.
Highway 14 runs through Sooke as the main route west along the island's southern coast, a single strong line linking the town to the wilder shoreline beyond.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Sooke
Sooke draws people who want to live close to water and forest, and many come back year after year for the trails and beaches. A map of the harbour and spit is a quiet reminder of that coast in a city apartment or a cabin.
Add a title, a subtitle such as a date or a family name, and the coordinates of your favourite beach. The Blueprint and Sand styles suit the coastline well, alongside Classic black and white, Noir and Paper.
Order the Sooke poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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