English: The town of Comox, British Columbia, and environs as seen from the north. The peninsula on which Comox sits is surrounded on three sides by water: to the west (right), the Courtenay River Estuary; to the south (straight ahead), Comox Bay; and to the east (left), the Strait of Georgia. Comox enjoys a temperate climate as a result. The airport of CFB Comox, also used by commercial aircraft, can be seen on the left side of the peninsula. The town of Comox itself is on the shore of Comox Bay, protected from prevailing south-easterly winds by the sandy hook of the Goose Spit. Denman and Hornby Islands can be seen to the south, and the Beaufort Mountain Range of Vancouver Island extends into the distance.