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  2. Vancouver - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver. /  49.26083°N 123.11389°W  / 49.26083; -123.11389. Vancouver ( / vænˈkuːvər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016.

  3. British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    British Columbia. /  54°N 125°W  / 54; -125. British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada. Situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts ...

  4. British Columbia Highway 1 - Wikipedia

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    British Columbia Highway 1. Highway 1 is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada, that carries the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH). The highway is 1,047 kilometres (651 mi) long and connects Vancouver Island, the Greater Vancouver region in the Lower Mainland, and the Interior. It is the westernmost portion of the main TCH ...

  5. Gastown - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Gastown was Vancouver's first neighbourhood and was named for "Gassy" Jack Deighton, a Yorkshire seaman, steamboat captain and barkeep who arrived in 1867 to open the area's first saloon. He was famous for his habit of talking at length (or "gassing") and the area around his saloon came to be known as "Gassy's town," a nickname that ...

  6. Counties of British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    County of Cariboo. County of Kootenay. County of Nanaimo. County of Prince Rupert. County of Vancouver. County of Victoria. County of Westminster. County of Yale. Prior to 1895, the districts of the Province of British Columbia and its predecessors, the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, were separated into districts for county ...

  7. Indian Arm - Wikipedia

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    Indian Arm (Halkomelem: səl̓ilw̓ət) is a steep-sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia.Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra (to the east) and the District of North Vancouver (to the west), then on into mountainous wilderness.

  8. List of cities in British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Map of British Columbia with its notable cities. A city is a classification of municipalities used in the Canadian province of British Columbia.British Columbia's Lieutenant Governor in Council may incorporate a community as a city by letters patent, under the recommendation of the Minister of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development, if its population is greater than 5,000 and the outcome ...

  9. English Bay, Vancouver - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver. English Bay is an open bay northwest of the Burrard Peninsula in British Columbia, Canada, extending from the headland between Siwash Rock and Prospect Point on Vancouver 's Downtown peninsula in the northeast, to the northwestern tip of Point Grey in the southwest. [1] The bay encompasses the coasts of Stanley Park, the West End ...

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