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Vancouver is just north of the U.S. boundary. It has a fine natural harbour on a superb site facing the sea and mountains. Originating as a settlement called Granville in the 1870s, it was incorporated as a city in 1886 and was renamed to honour Captain George Vancouver, who had navigated the coast in 1792. By the 1930s Vancouver had become Canada's third largest city and its major Pacific coast port.
The city is now the industrial, commercial, and financial heart of British Columbia, with trade and transportation as its basic functions. An international airport serves the city, as do roads to the eastern provinces and Seattle, which is located 125 mi. to the south. Power for sawmilling and plywood and paper manufacturing is provided by hydroelectric developments to the north and by oil and natural-gas pipelines from Alberta. Other significant economic activities include food processing, fishing, shipbuilding, and printing and publishing.
Vancouver's atmosphere is somewhat British with Oriental overtones and includes a Chinatown overshadowed only by San Francisco. The business/financial district adjoins the port along Burrard Inlet & False Creek. To the north, are the residential areas of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, which are backed by mountains up to 5,000 ft high and are connected to by the Lions Gate and Second Narrows bridges. Educational & cultural institutions within the metropolitan area include the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, the Centennial and Maritime museums, and BC Stadium for sporting events.
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ligaya Mon May 31, 2004 04:12 UTC
good informations..thanks! | ratcorp Wed Jan 2, 2002 20:40 UTC
Loved it..cool page | unigirl Mon Jul 23, 2001 00:48 UTC
wow! you go to some great restaurants! | amelia3 Tue Jun 5, 2001 19:31 UTC
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