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Major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
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British Columbia
54 linksWesternmost province of Canada.
Westernmost province of Canada.
The capital of British Columbia is Victoria and its largest city is Vancouver.
Victoria, British Columbia
23 linksCapital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.
Capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast.
Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada and is about 100 km southwest from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland.
Burnaby
19 linksCity in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.
City in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.
Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and Richmond on the Lulu Island to the southwest.
New Westminster
19 linksCity in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
City in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
It was the British Columbia Mainland's largest city from that year until it was passed in population by Vancouver during the first decade of the 20th century.
Richmond, British Columbia
22 linksCoastal city in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada.
Coastal city in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada.
Encompassing the adjacent Sea Island (where the Vancouver International Airport is located) and several other smaller islands and uninhabited islets to its north and south, it neighbours Vancouver and Burnaby on the Burrard Peninsula to the north, New Westminster and Annacis Island to the east, Delta to the south, and the Strait of Georgia to the west.
Downtown Vancouver
20 linksMain central business district and the city center neighbourhood of Metro Vancouver, located on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
Main central business district and the city center neighbourhood of Metro Vancouver, located on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
Along with West End, Stanley Park and the nearby Downtown Eastside, the Downtown makes up Central Vancouver, one of the three main areas (the other two being East Side and West Side) under the City of Vancouver administration.
Burrard Inlet
16 linksRelatively shallow-sided fjord in northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
Relatively shallow-sided fjord in northwestern Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the lowland Burrard Peninsula to the south from the coastal slopes of the North Shore Mountains, which span West Vancouver and the City and District of North Vancouver to the north.
Fraser River
17 linksThe Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1375 km, into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver.
2010 Winter Olympics
13 linksThe 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010, were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler.
Expo 86
12 linksThe 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986.