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British Columbia (BC) is the
westernmost province in Canada. Like much of
Canada, it is a large place. British Columbia is
about four times the size of Great Britain with
less than one tenth of the population.
British Columbia is a very mountainous region.
There are a number of major mountain ranges
ending with the Rocky Mountains that divide BC
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Cities
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Vancouver |
Vancouver
is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia. It is a major
seaport and the largest metropolitan centre in western Canada, home to
545,671 people in 2001 in the city itself and 2,134,300 people in the census
metropolitan area in 2003.
Vancouver is one of the cities of the Greater Vancouver Regional
District (GVRD) and of the larger geographic region commonly known as the
Lower Mainland of BC. |
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National
Parks
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Glacier National Park |
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Kootenay National Park |
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Wells Gray Prov Park |
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The
spectacular wilderness of Well Gray Provincial Park is now 540 000 hectares
encompassing most of the Clearwater River watershed. To the east and north
of the park are the giant peaks and glaciers of the Cariboo Mountains and to
the west and south are upland plateaus and alpine meadows where wildflowers
splash their dazzling colours. |
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Yoho National Park |
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Fort Steel |
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Mount Robson |
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Mount Robson (or Robson Peak) is the highest point in
the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson
Provincial Park of British Columbia. Mount Robson was named in 1915 by Colin
Robertson, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. Other unofficial names
include Cloud Cap Mountain, Snow Cap Mountain, Yuh-hai-has-kun, and The
Mountain of the Spiral Road. |
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Radium Hot Springs |
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