AtlasCanadaNanaimoOne word pinned hereNanaimo49.1642°N -123.9364°W · Q16461One English word in this atlas traces back to Nanaimo. It sits in Canada.ShareAll of Canada Pinned hereNanaimo barnoun · 1950sProbableThe bar's earliest printed recipes may not come from Nanaimo at all.The name shows up in Nanaimo community cookbooks in the early 1950s, and the city on Vancouver Island has claimed the square ever since. Nearly identical layered bars were printed elsewhere under other names around the same time, so the true birthplace is unsettled.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsHongcouverVancouver, Canada61 kmSeattle rollSeattle, United States210 kmalbertosaurAlberta, Canada853 kmAlberta clipperAlberta, Canada853 km