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Vancouver. Ian Dalton. Vancouver’s geography. Vancouver is located in the British Columbia province of Canada Vancouver is British Columbia’s largest city as well as Canada’s third largest The estimated population of Vancouver in 2004 was 583,296 The city of Vancouver covers
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Vancouver Ian Dalton
Vancouver’s geography • Vancouver is located in the British Columbia province of Canada • Vancouver is British Columbia’s largest city as well as Canada’s third largest • The estimated population of Vancouver in 2004 was 583,296 • The city of Vancouver covers an area of 114.67 sq. km. • Vancouver’s climate is moderate
The city of Vancouver • Is surrounded by three bodies of water the Fraser river to south, the pacific to the west and the Burrard Inlet to the south • It is 26 km from the U.S. border • it is one of the west coast’s busiest ports • And because of its mild climate it is one of few cities where you can ski, swim and play golf all in the same day
Whistler Ski Resort • Whistler is located just north of Vancouver in the Coast Mountain Ranges • Whistler is the Host Mountain Resort of the Olympic games • Whistler is the largest ski resort in North America with 8,171 acres and over 200 trails • Whistler’s population is about 10,000 but gets about 2 million annual visitors
Works cited • http://www.travelcanadabc.com/images/bcm ap.gif • http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/Geography/Vancouver.htm • http://www.tourismvancouver.com/visitors/vancouver/fast_facts/ • http://www.aviewoncities.com/vancouver/vancouverfacts.htm • http://www.mtsobek.com/generated/trips/322/BCM_2008web.jpg • http://www.whistler.com/about • http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/media/media_kit/Facts_Stats.htm • http://www.britishcolumbia.com/regions/towns/?townID=3379 • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/vancouver-quiz/ • http://www.canada-city.ca/vancouver-canada.php